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Záhony

Coordinates: 48°25′N 22°11′E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183
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Záhony
Flag of Záhony
Coat of arms of Záhony
Záhony is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Záhony
Záhony
Location of Záhony
Záhony is located in Hungary
Záhony
Záhony
Záhony (Hungary)
Coordinates: 48°25′01″N 22°10′59″E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total4,156
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4625
Area code45
Websitewww.zahony.hu

Záhony (Ukrainian: Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Northern Great Plain, eastern Hungary.

It covers an area of 6.97 km2 (3 sq mi) and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border (at Chop and Solomonovo) and was part of Ung county before the Treaty of Trianon. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are located here. The Ukrainian town across the border is Chop.

Climate

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Záhony's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The annual average temperature is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F), the hottest month in July is 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and the coldest month is −1.5 °C (29.3 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 636.5 millimetres (25.06 in), of which July is the wettest with 74.6 millimetres (2.94 in), while January is the driest with only 37.1 millimetres (1.46 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −20.8 °C (−5.4 °F) on February 7, 2005 to 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on July 20, 2007.

Climate data for Záhony, 1991−2020 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
18.6
(65.5)
24.2
(75.6)
31.2
(88.2)
33.4
(92.1)
35.8
(96.4)
38.0
(100.4)
37.5
(99.5)
36.1
(97.0)
27.0
(80.6)
23.2
(73.8)
16.1
(61.0)
38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5)
4.3
(39.7)
10.6
(51.1)
17.8
(64.0)
22.7
(72.9)
26.1
(79.0)
28.0
(82.4)
28.1
(82.6)
22.3
(72.1)
15.9
(60.6)
9.1
(48.4)
2.6
(36.7)
15.7
(60.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
0.4
(32.7)
5.3
(41.5)
11.5
(52.7)
16.4
(61.5)
19.9
(67.8)
21.5
(70.7)
21.2
(70.2)
15.9
(60.6)
10.1
(50.2)
4.9
(40.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
10.5
(50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.8
(33.4)
5.8
(42.4)
10.6
(51.1)
14.3
(57.7)
15.6
(60.1)
15.4
(59.7)
10.8
(51.4)
5.8
(42.4)
1.6
(34.9)
−2.4
(27.7)
5.9
(42.6)
Record low °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)
−20.8
(−5.4)
−14.1
(6.6)
−6.7
(19.9)
−1.2
(29.8)
6.0
(42.8)
7.2
(45.0)
6.9
(44.4)
−0.1
(31.8)
−7.8
(18.0)
−11.8
(10.8)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−20.8
(−5.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.1
(1.46)
44.7
(1.76)
36.7
(1.44)
41.7
(1.64)
67.1
(2.64)
68.6
(2.70)
74.6
(2.94)
53.7
(2.11)
58.9
(2.32)
51.0
(2.01)
48.2
(1.90)
54.2
(2.13)
636.5
(25.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.4 8.8 7.1 6.7 9.1 8.7 9.0 6.6 7.5 7.0 8.0 9.3 96.2
Average relative humidity (%) 84.1 78.0 67.9 61.4 66.3 67.7 68.1 67.9 73.3 79.5 83.8 84.9 73.6
Source: NOAA[2]

International relations

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Twin towns – Sister cities

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Záhony is twinned with:

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References

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  1. ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. ^ "Zahony Climate Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

48°25′N 22°11′E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183