Mátészalka weather in September

In September, Mátészalka sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 62 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mátészalka's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mátészalka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Mátészalka is town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Density
448/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mátészalka 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 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Mátészalka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

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

Mátészalka weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°409.34.68.60.0
Feb / -2°448.84.29.90.2
Mar11° / 449.21.411.62.7
Apr18° / 529.60.313.45.6
May23° / 11°7712.4014.96.4
Jun26° / 15°8613015.76.2
Jul28° / 17°8913015.45.7
Aug28° / 16°639.4014.16.2
Sep23° / 12°628.9012.46.9
Oct17° / 618.90.110.65.3
Nov10° / 539.61.392.0
Dec / -2°539.93.78.20.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35743
45644
55644
65446
75347
85347
95149
105149
114951
124951
134852
144951
154951
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mátészalka gets around 62 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
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2030
2130
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2329
2429
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2628
2728
2828
2928
3028

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1622711
2642610
365269
467258
568257
668257
770246
871245
971245
1073234
1173234
1274224
1375223
1476213
1577203
1678202
1779192
1880182
1981172
2081172
2182162
2283152
2383152
2483152
2584142
2684142
2784142
2884142
2985141
3085141

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.24:546:07
213.24:556:05
313.14:566:03
413.14:586:01
513.04:595:59
612.95:015:57
712.95:025:55
812.85:035:52
912.85:055:50
1012.75:065:48
1112.65:085:46
1212.65:095:44
1312.55:115:42
1412.55:125:40
1512.45:135:37
1612.35:155:35
1712.35:165:33
1812.25:185:31
1912.25:195:29
2012.15:205:27
2112.05:225:25
2212.05:235:22
2311.95:255:20
2411.95:265:18
2511.85:285:16
2611.75:295:14
2711.75:305:12
2811.65:325:10
2911.65:335:07
3011.55:355:05

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Mátészalka?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Mátészalka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mátészalka in September

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

In September, Mátészalka sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Mátészalka in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mátészalka peaks around July 11 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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mátészalka?

Mátészalka sits at 48.0°N, 22.3°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Carei, 32 km away.

CareiKisvárdaBerehoveSatu MareNyíregyházaVynohradivMukachevoHajdúnánás

Topography around Mátészalka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mátészalka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around Mátészalka is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Carei 32 km · Kisvárda 34 km · Berehove 37 km · Satu Mare 44 km · Nyíregyháza 45 km · Vynohradiv 57 km · Mukachevo 62 km · Hajdúnánás 67 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 Mátészalka (47.9553°, 22.3235°, elevation 124 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).