In 2022, Hungary Had the Hottest Summer since 1901

The summer of 2022 was the hottest since 1901, the National Meteorological Service said in an analysis published this Monday.

The season's average temperature nationwide was 22.8 degrees Celsius – the average between 1991 and 2020 was 20.8 degrees – half a degree warmer than the previous record-breaking summer of 2003.

June was 2.3 degrees, July 1.6 degrees and August 2.0 degrees warmer than usual. June was the third hottest June, July the fifth hottest July and August the second hottest August since the beginning of the 20th century.

The national average daily mean temperature was 27.8 degrees Celsius on June 29 and 30 and 28.2 degrees Celsius on July 1, the highest since 1901. On July 23, the national daily mean temperature was 28.2 degrees Celsius, the highest since the beginning of the 20th century.

The number of summer days (when it was at least 25 degrees) was 84 nationwide, with an average of 65 days; there were 46 hot days (30 degrees or more) this summer, with an average of 26 days; hot days (when temperatures exceeded 35 degrees Celsius) averaged 11 nationally, and 8 days more than the long-term average.

According to the Meteorological Service's summary, there were five heatwave periods in the summer of 2022 from late June to late August, with only brief periods of cooling.