Climate of Hungary – Magyarország éghajlata
Location: -absolute location:-northern hemisphere: -eastern hemisphere: –relative location:-Eastern Central Europe Hungary is located in the-temperate zone -true temperate belt -moderately continental region -wet continental climate Wet continental climate /ordinary data/: -there are 4 seasons: cold winter, spring, warm summer, autumn -annual mean temperature: -annual mean temperature fluctuation: -annual mean precipitation: 500-800 mm -vegetation: oak forest -soil: brown forest soil -droughts are frequent in July and August Hungarian climate is influenced by: -distance from the ocean -basin characteristic – the cyclones and anticyclones, which are formed above: 1. -the Atlantic Ocean 2. -Eastern Europe 3. -the Mediterranean Sea Duration of sunshine: – South Duna-Tisza köze: 2100 hours/year -near the western border: 1700-1800 h/y Temperature:-annual mean temperature: -annual mean temperature fluctuation: -the highest temperature is on the South-East part of the country Wind: -on the western side of the Tisza and on Transdanubia : north-western winds -on the eastern side of the Tisza: north-eastern winds -Danube-Tisza Interflow: north winds – Northern Mountains: chaotic winds Precipitation: -annual mean precipitation: 500-900 mm -the difference among the monthly mean precipitations can be extremely large -most of the precipitation fell-in the end of the spring -in the beginning of the summer