Hungary

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What are the main risks in Hungary?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 15 events there, including 13 severe. The most frequent: Heatwave, Storm, Air quality.

Is there a government travel advisory for Hungary?

None of the 19 governments we track advises against travel to this country, and none urges extra caution.

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Hungary: current alerts and safety news

Nothing notable in the last 7 days.

Last 90 days

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Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Hungary?

Little gets recorded here. Over the last 12 months our sensors logged 15 events: eight heat spells, four thunderstorm episodes, one storm, one flood, one air quality episode. Almost all of it falls in summer — 13 events in August, two in June — and heat makes up the bulk of it. That is a thin record, so read it as a rough sketch rather than a full picture. No state advises against travel to Hungary, and there is no armed conflict. Homicide runs at 0.7 per 100,000 inhabitants against a world median of 2.1; that number covers homicide alone and says nothing about theft or scams. Of everything logged, heat and flooding weigh most for people on the ground, thunderstorms and wind less so. Nothing is running right now.

What it changes for a nomad

Summer is the part of the year that asks something of you. Heat spells are the most frequent thing recorded, and they are felt hardest in flats without air conditioning, so ask before you sign for a month. Thunderstorms come with them and can cut an afternoon of work: regional trains and anything outdoors give first. One flood was recorded and it was not severe, but keep it in mind if you rent near water. Spring and autumn are the easy stretch, and nothing in the record argues against a long stay then. Day to day the country is in its ordinary state: no alert running, no official notice against it. Keep a mobile connection that holds outside the big cities, and treat a heat spell as a reason to shift your working hours rather than your plans.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis
  1. August 21, 2026

    Hungary records weather hazards over the last 12 months, with heatwaves dominating the profile: 8 severe heatwave events and 4 severe thunderstorms made up most of the activity. One severe storm, one non-severe flood, and minimal air-quality issues round out the picture. Homicides run at 0.7 per 100k—well below the world median of 2.1—so interpersonal violence poses no serious concern. No armed conflict is present. The country sits at severity level 4 due to the density and intensity of weather events, especially heatwaves. August concentrated the year's hazards, with 13 events recorded in that month alone.

To watch as a rule

  • Heat spells through the summer, the most frequent thing recorded here.
  • Thunderstorms on the same summer days, and what they do to regional transport.
  • Flooding after heavy rain, mainly if you live close to water.
  • Air quality: one episode was recorded over the last 12 months.

Good reflexes

  • Check the national weather service in the morning before anything outdoors in summer.
  • Ask the landlord about air conditioning or shutters before committing to a summer month.
  • When a storm is announced, bring in whatever is loose on the balcony and close the shutters.
  • Book a café or coworking spot with cooling for the hottest stretch of the afternoon.
  • If your place is near water, ask whether the street has taken water before.

Hungary: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country — all clear.

    Hungary: quality of life and safety in figures

    Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

    Favourable vs the world median

    • Homicides: 0.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
    • Air quality (PM2.5): 13.7 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
    • Safely managed drinking water: 100 % of the population (median 80.5)
    • Road deaths: 7.7 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
    • Physicians: 3.5 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
    • Hospital beds: 6.6 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
    • New displacements, disasters: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
    Air quality (PM2.5)
    13.7µg/m³ · 2023

    Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

    WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

    Safely managed drinking water
    100% of the population · 2024

    Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

    Road deaths
    7.7per 100,000 people · 2019

    Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

    Physicians
    3.5per 1,000 people · 2022

    Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

    Hospital beds
    6.6per 1,000 people · 2022

    Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

    Life expectancy at birth
    76.7years · 2024

    Close to the world median (74.7) · higher is better

    New displacements, disasters
    0.01per 1,000 people · 2023

    Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

    66 people in total

    Refugees hosted
    7.5per 1,000 people · 2025

    71,332 people in total

    42 asylum seekers

    People living in internal displacement
    0people · 2025

    Security and violence

    Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

    2.2/10 — low

    Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

    0.7homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

    Below the world median (2.3).

    Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

    Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

    National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

    Hungary: natural disasters and risks in figures

    Last 30 days · 0 events

    Eventsof which severe

    No major event reported by our sources in the last 12 months.

    Last 12 months · 15 events

    Eventsof which severe
    • Heatwave88 8 severe
    • Storm55 5 severe
    • Air quality1
    • Flood1

    By month

    Eventsof which severe
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