Hódmezővásárhely weather in October

In October, Hódmezővásárhely sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hódmezővásárhely's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hódmezővásárhely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:04 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Hódmezővásárhely is city in south-east Hungary.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hódmezővásárhely reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
5209
6199
7199
8199
9199
10189
11188
12188
13188
14188
15178
16177
17177
18177
19167
20167
21167
22166
23156
24156
25156
26156
27156
28146
29145
30145
31145

How October really feels in Hódmezővásárhely

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
144951
154951
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224753
234654
244753
254753
264753
274753
284852
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hódmezővásárhely gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
423
524
624
724
824
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1427
1527
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2227
2326
2426
2525
2625
2724
2824
2924
3024
3123

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
282162
382162
483152
585141
685141
786131
887121
989110
1090100
1190100
129190
139280
149370
159460
169460
179550
189550
199640
209640
219640
229730
239730
249730
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:435:12
211.45:455:10
311.45:465:08
411.35:475:06
511.35:495:04
611.25:505:02
711.15:525:00
811.15:534:58
911.05:544:56
1011.05:564:54
1110.95:574:52
1210.95:594:51
1310.86:004:49
1410.86:014:47
1510.76:034:45
1610.66:044:43
1710.66:064:41
1810.56:074:40
1910.56:094:38
2010.46:104:36
2110.46:114:34
2210.36:134:33
2310.36:144:31
2410.26:164:29
2510.26:174:28
2610.16:194:26
2710.16:204:24
2810.06:224:23
2910.06:234:21
309.96:254:20
319.96:264:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.54 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 — October's 2.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hódmezővásárhely?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hódmezővásárhely for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hódmezővásárhely in October

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

In October, Hódmezővásárhely sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Hódmezővásárhely in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. 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
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October 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).