HU flag
Sopron

Hungary

vs
HU flag
Szeged

Hungary

Climate

Sopron logs 17 hot days a year to Szeged's 56 — Sopron wins by 39. Szeged also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

SopronSzeged
Sunny days
163184
Hot days
1756
Frost days
5854
Rainy days
119105
Snow days
76
Outdoor dinner months
4/125/12
Avg wind
2.8 m/s2.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,0312,229
Darkest month sun
58 hrs/mo58 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.06.9

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

Szeged

Feels-like °C

-3
1
5
12
20
28
30
28
21
14
4
0

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Sopron averages 10.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Szeged's 13.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Sopron breathes ~21% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).

Sopron

Szeged

10.8µg/m³
13.6µg/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.

Sopron (56K) and Szeged (122K) are 2.2x in population — Szeged is the larger metro, Sopron the smaller; on land area Szeged spans roughly 2.4x more ground.

2.3x

Szeged is roughly 2.3x the scale of Sopron

Combined population & area comparison

HU flagSzeged
2.3x
HU flagSopron
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.HU flagSzeged122K2.2x
2.HU flagSopron56K1x
Area
1.HU flagSzeged34 km²2.4x
2.HU flagSopron14 km²1x
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6.0 km3.1 km

HU flagSopron

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.9 km7.2 km

HU flagSzeged

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
SopronSzeged
Struggles in both
SopronSzeged

Also compared

Frequently asked about Sopron vs Szeged

How does the climate compare between Sopron and Szeged?
Sunny days: 163 vs 184 d — Szeged higher Annual sunshine: 2,031 vs 2,229 hrs — Szeged higher Winter sunshine: 58 vs 58 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 17 vs 56 d — Sopron lower Frost days: 58 vs 54 d — Similar Rainy days: 119 vs 105 d — Szeged lower Snowy days: 7 vs 6 d — Similar
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