Hungary just had its driest June in over 120 years

Hungary drought June
The Sebes-Körös River near Körösszakál on 30 June 2025, with low water levels. Photo: MTI/Czeglédi Zsolt

This June was the driest and second hottest recorded since 1901, weather forecaster HungaroMet said on Thursday.

The national median temperature averaged 22.3 °C this June, 2.5 °C higher than the average in the years 1991-2020, and the second hottest since 1901. At 23 °C in the central and south-eastern parts of the Great Plains, it was the hottest since 1901, according to met.hu.

Precipitation in June was an average of 12.2 millimetres, which was only 17% of the average 71.8 millimetres recorded in 1991-2020. Taking the national average, this June was the driest since 1901.

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