Szolnok weather in September

In September, Szolnok sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Szolnok's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szolnok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:24 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Szolnok is county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary.

Founded
1075

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 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Szolnok 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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22614
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52514
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302010

How September really feels in Szolnok

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.

Szolnok weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°347.73.18.70.0
Feb / -2°367.72.9100.4
Mar11° / 3681.311.63.0
Apr18° / 469.20.113.35.7
May23° / 12°6311.8014.86.5
Jun26° / 15°7111015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°7110.3015.36.0
Aug28° / 17°548.50146.3
Sep23° / 12°557.9012.47.1
Oct17° / 528010.65.6
Nov10° / 478.219.12.2
Dec / -1°448.52.58.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46040
55941
65842
75842
85743
95743
105743
115644
125545
135446
145545
155446
165446
175446
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Szolnok gets around 55 mm of rain over 7.9 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3026

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1553213
2573211
3593110
4593110
561309
663298
763298
864297
965287
1067276
1167276
1268266
1369256
1471236
1573225
1674215
1775205
1876195
1977194
2078184
2179174
2279174
2381163
2482153
2582153
2684142
2784142
2884142
2984142
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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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
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1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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 5:03 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:036:15
213.15:056:13
313.15:066:11
413.05:076:09
513.05:096:07
612.95:106:04
712.95:116:02
812.85:136:00
912.75:145:58
1012.75:155:56
1112.65:175:54
1212.65:185:52
1312.55:195:50
1412.45:215:48
1512.45:225:46
1612.35:245:44
1712.35:255:41
1812.25:265:39
1912.25:285:37
2012.15:295:35
2112.05:305:33
2212.05:325:31
2311.95:335:29
2411.95:355:27
2511.85:365:25
2611.85:375:22
2711.75:395:20
2811.65:405:18
2911.65:415:16
3011.55:435:14

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Szolnok?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Szolnok for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Szolnok in September

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

In September, Szolnok sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Szolnok 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 Szolnok peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szolnok?

Szolnok sits at 47.2°N, 20.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Abony, 15 km away.

CeglédNagykőrösMezőtúrJászberénySzarvasKecskemét

Topography around Szolnok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szolnok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Szolnok is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Abony 15 km · Törökszentmiklós 17 km · Cegléd 30 km · Nagykőrös 36 km · Mezőtúr 39 km · Jászberény 41 km · Szarvas 44 km · Kecskemét 49 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 Szolnok (47.1807°, 20.1984°, elevation 76 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).