Szeged

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

Szegedi Dóm 5

Szegedi Dóm 5: V.Mariann, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Szeged is a city in Hungary, in Csongrád. About 160,766 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Hungary in our atlas.

It lies at 46.25° N, 20.15° E, about 84 m (276 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Budapest time zone.

Location

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

Climate

Szeged has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (24°F). Around 596 mm (23 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.

2°-4°Jan376°-3°Feb4012°1°Mar3818°6°Apr3823°12°May6628°16°Jun7830°18°Jul6131°18°Aug5124°12°Sep5418°7°Oct5010°2°Nov414°-3°Dec42mm

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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