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Debrecen, Hungary climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Debrecen has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Around 547 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (59 mm) and easing off in March (23 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsDebrecen climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 40 | 23 | 44 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 59 | 45 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 40 | 23 | 44 | 59 | 59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 53 | 48 | 59 | 45 | 31 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 85 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 90 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 85 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 63 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 48 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 57 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 90 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.