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Weather extremes

How extreme does Debrecen's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Debrecen has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1973–present), from the Debrecen station 5 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Debrecen has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
101°F Aug 30, 1992

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Debrecen (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Aug 30, 1992
2 101°F Jul 23, 2022
3 100°F Aug 28, 1992
❄️ Coldest night
-12°F Jan 13, 1987

About 34°F colder than a normal January night in Debrecen (typical low near 22°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -12°F Jan 13, 1987
2 -12°F Feb 1, 1987
3 -8°F Feb 16, 1985
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.09 in Feb 25, 1994

More rain in a single day than Debrecen usually gets in the whole month of February (typical February total about 1.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.09 in Feb 25, 1994
2 3.98 in Oct 27, 1993
3 2.91 in Oct 7, 1992

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 101°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Debrecen's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 101°F is about 18°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Debrecen's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as −12°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Debrecen, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →