HU flag
Debrecen

Hungary

vs
HU flag
Sopron

Hungary

Climate

Debrecen logs 48 hot days a year to Sopron's 17 — Sopron wins by 31. Debrecen also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

DebrecenSopron
Sunny days
175163
Hot days
4817
Frost days
6058
Rainy days
115119
Snow days
37
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
2.5 m/s2.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,0712,031
Darkest month sun
56 hrs/mo58 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.56.0

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

Sopron

Feels-like °C

-5
-1
3
7
14
24
25
24
18
10
2
-4

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Debrecen averages 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Sopron's 10.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Sopron breathes ~22% cleaner air (3.0 µg/m³ lower).

Debrecen

Sopron

13.8µg/m³
10.8µg/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.

Debrecen (139K) and Sopron (56K) are 2.5x in population — Debrecen is the larger metro, Sopron the smaller; on land area Debrecen spans roughly 3.0x more ground.

2.7x

Debrecen is roughly 2.7x the scale of Sopron

Combined population & area comparison

HU flagDebrecen
2.7x
HU flagSopron
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.HU flagDebrecen139K2.5x
2.HU flagSopron56K1x
Area
1.HU flagDebrecen42 km²3.0x
2.HU flagSopron14 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.6 km8.4 km

HU flagDebrecen

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.0 km3.1 km

HU flagSopron

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
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Struggles in both
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Also compared

Frequently asked about Debrecen vs Sopron

How does the climate compare between Debrecen and Sopron?
Sunny days: 175 vs 163 d — Debrecen higher Annual sunshine: 2,071 vs 2,031 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 56 vs 58 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 48 vs 17 d — Sopron lower Frost days: 60 vs 58 d — Similar Rainy days: 115 vs 119 d — Similar Snowy days: 3 vs 7 d — Debrecen lower
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