Miskolc

City in Hungary: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Megyeszékhely - Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye - Miskolc

Megyeszékhely - Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye - Miskolc: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Miskolc is a city in Hungary, in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. About 154,521 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Hungary in our atlas.

It lies at 48.10° N, 20.78° E, about 127 m (417 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Budapest time zone.

Location

Red dot: Miskolc. Green dots: other major cities of Hungary. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Miskolc has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (21°F). Around 658 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

0°-6°Jan384°-5°Feb4010°-1°Mar4117°5°Apr4221°10°May7325°14°Jun7928°16°Jul8328°15°Aug6222°10°Sep5515°5°Oct548°0°Nov462°-4°Dec45mm

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.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Megyeszékhely - Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye - Miskolc: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)