Hungary
Practical guide
Hungary is in Central Europe. It has 9,514,251 inhabitants across 93,028 km². It borders 7 countries. It is landlocked. Its capital is Budapest. People speak Hungarian and the currency is the Hungarian Forint (HUF). Ezplora has pages for 22 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- Budapest
- Population
- 9,514,251
- Area
- 93,028 km²
- Currency
- Hungarian Forint · HUF
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Time zone
- Europe/Budapest
- Dialling code
- +36
- Domain
- .hu
When to go to Hungary
The best months to visit Budapest are May, June and September. In Budapest, daytime highs go from 3° in January to 27° in July. The wettest month is June (62 mm) and the driest is February (28 mm). From December to February, nights drop below freezing.
Weather in Budapest month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 3° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 8° | 4° |
| low | -2° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| rain | 33 mm | 28 mm | 30 mm | 43 mm | 60 mm | 62 mm | 51 mm | 50 mm | 43 mm | 39 mm | 51 mm | 41 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in Hungary
- Budapestcapital · 113 m
- Debrecen127 m
- Szeged86 m
- Miskolc133 m
- Pécs162 m
- Győr120 m
- Nyíregyháza113 m
- Kecskemét120 m
- Székesfehérvár117 m
- Szombathely217 m
- Szolnok89 m
- Tatabánya140 m
- Kaposvár148 m
- Érd157 m
- Sopron220 m
- Zalaegerszeg160 m
- Békéscsaba91 m
- Veszprém267 m
- Eger169 m
- Dunaújváros148 m
- Nagykanizsa153 m
- Hódmezővásárhely84 m
Distances in Hungary
- Budapest → Debrecen232 km 59 min · 2 h 32 min
- Budapest → Szeged173 km 57 min · 1 h 57 min
- Budapest → Miskolc185 km 56 min · 2 h 7 min
- Budapest → Pécs202 km 57 min · 2 h 32 min
- Budapest → Győr122 km 53 min · 1 h 23 min
- Budapest → Nyíregyháza233 km 1 h · 2 h 32 min
59 min · 
2 h 32 minNeighboring countries
- 🇦🇹 AustriaVienna
- 🇭🇷 CroatiaZagreb
- 🇷🇴 RomaniaBucharest
- 🇷🇸 SerbiaBelgrade
- 🇸🇰 SlovakiaBratislava
- 🇸🇮 SloveniaLjubljana
- 🇺🇦 UkraineKyiv
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Hungary?
The capital of Hungary is Budapest.
What currency is used in Hungary?
Hungary uses the Hungarian Forint (HUF).
What language is spoken in Hungary?
In Hungary, people speak Hungarian.
When is the best time to visit Hungary?
The best months to visit Budapest are May, June and September. In Budapest, daytime highs go from 3° in January to 27° in July. The wettest month is June (62 mm) and the driest is February (28 mm). From December to February, nights drop below freezing.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).