Balmazújváros in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Balmazújváros sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 116 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early December to 7°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Balmazújváros's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balmazújváros's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
116 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Balmazújváros in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early December to 7°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Balmazújváros reaches about 4°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Balmazújváros

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Balmazújváros weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°337.83.58.70.0
Feb / -2°388.33.59.90.3
Mar11° / 3881.411.63.0
Apr18° / 509.60.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6511.1014.96.6
Jun26° / 16°7011.5015.76.4
Jul29° / 17°7710.8015.45.8
Aug28° / 17°568.1014.16.2
Sep23° / 13°558012.47.0
Oct17° / 507.8010.65.6
Nov10° / 468.61.19.12.1
Dec / -1°458.62.58.30.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Balmazújváros gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Balmazújváros?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balmazújváros.

What to pack for Balmazújváros in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Balmazújváros sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Balmazújváros in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balmazújváros peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balmazújváros?

Balmazújváros sits at 47.6°N, 21.4°E, 89 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Hajdúböszörmény, 14 km away.

PüspökladányTiszaújvárosKarcag

Topography around Balmazújváros

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balmazújváros.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balmazújváros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Balmazújváros is covered by grassland (36%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
842 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Hajdúböszörmény 14 km · Hortobágy 15 km · Hajdúszoboszló 19 km · Debrecen 23 km · Hajdúnánás 27 km · Püspökladány 38 km · Tiszaújváros 40 km · Karcag 46 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balmazújváros (47.6167°, 21.35°, elevation 89 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.