Climate

Budapest XVII. kerület logs 37 hot days a year to Debrecen's 48 — Budapest XVII. kerület wins by 11. Debrecen also leads on frost days by 11.

Budapest XVII. kerületDebrecen
Sunny days
175175
Hot days
3748
Frost days
7160
Rainy days
96115
Snow days
43
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
2.6 m/s2.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1032,071
Darkest month sun
61 hrs/mo56 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.46.5

Budapest XVII. kerület

Feels-like °C

-5
-1
5
10
18
26
28
27
18
12
3
-2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Debrecen

Feels-like °C

-4
-1
4
12
20
26
29
28
20
13
4
-1

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Budapest XVII. kerület averages 12.0 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Debrecen's 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Budapest XVII. kerület breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.8 µg/m³ lower).

Budapest XVII. kerület

Debrecen

12.0µg/m³
13.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Budapest XVII. kerület (81K) and Debrecen (139K) are 1.7x in population — Debrecen is the larger metro, Budapest XVII. kerület the smaller; on land area Debrecen spans roughly 1.6x more ground.

1.7x

Debrecen is roughly 1.7x the scale of Budapest XVII. kerület

Combined population & area comparison

HU flagDebrecen
1.7x
HU flagBudapest XVII. kerület
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.HU flagDebrecen139K1.7x
2.HU flagBudapest XVII. kerület81K1x
Area
1.HU flagDebrecen42 km²1.6x
2.HU flagBudapest XVII. kerület26 km²1x
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9.4 km6.3 km

HU flagBudapest XVII. kerület

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8.6 km8.4 km

HU flagDebrecen

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
Budapest XVII. kerületDebrecen
Struggles in both
Budapest XVII. kerületDebrecen

Also compared

Frequently asked about Budapest XVII. kerület vs Debrecen

How does the climate compare between Budapest XVII. kerület and Debrecen?
Sunny days: 175 vs 175 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,103 vs 2,071 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 61 vs 56 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 37 vs 48 d — Budapest XVII. kerület lower Frost days: 71 vs 60 d — Debrecen lower Rainy days: 96 vs 115 d — Budapest XVII. kerület lower Snowy days: 4 vs 3 d — Similar
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