Hódmezővásárhely weather in May

In May, Hódmezővásárhely sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hódmezővásárhely's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hódmezővásárhely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:11 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Hódmezővásárhely is city in south-east Hungary.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hódmezővásárhely reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Hódmezővásárhely

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hódmezővásárhely weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°347.83.18.80.0
Feb / -2°388.12.8100.4
Mar12° / 408.51.511.63.1
Apr18° / 468.80.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6011014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°6611.1015.56.5
Jul28° / 17°599.3015.26.1
Aug28° / 17°487.70146.4
Sep23° / 12°587.6012.47.2
Oct17° / 487.8010.75.7
Nov10° / 457.50.99.22.4
Dec / -1°489.12.68.50.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hódmezővásárhely gets around 60 mm of rain over 11 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3139

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
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590910
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8891010
9871120
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21732160
22712270
23702370
24682480
25662590
26652690
276327100
286028120
295829130
305530141
315430151

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:336:39
214.24:316:40
314.24:306:42
414.24:286:43
514.34:276:44
614.34:256:46
714.44:246:47
814.44:226:48
914.54:216:50
1014.54:196:51
1114.64:186:52
1214.64:176:53
1314.74:156:55
1414.74:146:56
1514.74:136:57
1614.84:116:58
1714.84:107:00
1814.94:097:01
1914.94:087:02
2014.94:077:03
2115.04:067:04
2215.04:057:05
2315.04:047:07
2415.14:037:08
2515.14:027:09
2615.14:017:10
2715.24:007:11
2815.23:597:12
2915.23:597:13
3015.33:587:14
3115.33:577:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hódmezővásárhely?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hódmezővásárhely for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hódmezővásárhely in May

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

In May, Hódmezővásárhely sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hódmezővásárhely in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hódmezővásárhely peaks around July 12 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hódmezővásárhely?

Hódmezővásárhely sits at 46.4°N, 20.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Újszeged, 23 km away.

OrosházaCsongrádKiskunfélegyházaSzarvas

Topography around Hódmezővásárhely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hódmezővásárhely has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m.

The land around Hódmezővásárhely is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
105 m
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May weather nearby: Újszeged 23 km · Szeged 23 km · Makó 25 km · Szentes 27 km · Orosháza 30 km · Csongrád 36 km · Kiskunfélegyháza 50 km · Szarvas 53 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 Hódmezővásárhely (46.4167°, 20.3333°, elevation 80 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).