Debrecen
City in Hungary: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Debrecen is a city in Hungary, in Hajdú-Bihar. About 202,402 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Hungary in our atlas.
It lies at 47.53° N, 21.62° E, about 124 m (407 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Budapest time zone.
Location
Red dot: Debrecen. Green dots: other major cities of Hungary. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Debrecen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 609 mm (24 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in HungaryNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Nyíregyháza · 48 km
- Miskolc · 90 km
- Kecskemét · 161 km
- Szeged · 180 km
- Budapest · 194 km
- Székesfehérvár · 244 km
- Győr · 299 km
- Pécs · 301 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 721472 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q79880 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.