Bathing water quality in Pest, Hungary
Pest has 27 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (18 lake and 9 river). 51.9% were classified Excellent — 12.1 points below the 64% across Hungary — and 0 were Poor. 4 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Pest
Sea, lakes and rivers in Pest
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 18 | 12 (66.7%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| River | 9 | 2 (22.2%) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
4 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- DELEGYHAZA V. TO NATURISTA OAZIS PART 11 seasons
- GYOMROI BANYATO TOFURDO 11 seasons
- PAZSIT BANYATO POCSMEGYER-SURANY PAZSIT TOFURDO 11 seasons
- RUKKEL-TO DUNAVARSANY RUKKEL WATERPARK 11 seasons
- DELEGYHAZA IV. TO ESZAKI OLDAL NOMAD PART 10 seasons
- SZIGETMONOSTOR-HORANY DUNA FOLYO JOBB PART HORANYI STRAND 9 seasons
- LUPA-TO BUDAKALASZ LUPA BEACH 8 seasons
- RACKEVEI-SOROKSARI DUNA-AG DOMSODI STRANDFURDO 7 seasons
- BUDAKALASZ LUPA-TO LUPA OBOL STRAND DURER OBOL 4 seasons
- SZENTENDREI DUNA-AG SZENTENDRE POSTAS STRAND 4 seasons
- BRENDON TO DUNAVARSANY BRENDON BEACH 1 season
- DOMONYVOLGYI VIZTAROZO D-BEACH STRAND 1 season
- KEK HORGASZTO DUNAHARASZTI KEK HORGASZTO ES STRAND 1 season
- VERESEGYHAZ MALOM-TO -OREG TO- 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 27 official bathing waters in Pest was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (3)
- DOMONYVOLGYI VIZTAROZO D-BEACH STRAND Good → Excellent
- KEK HORGASZTO DUNAHARASZTI KEK HORGASZTO ES STRAND Good → Excellent
- VERESEGYHAZ MALOM-TO -OREG TO- Good → Excellent
Declined (1)
- DELEGYHAZA IV. TO DELI OLDAL TAVIROZSA KEMPING Excellent → Good
How Pest rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 14 | 53.8% | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 11 | 44% | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 11 | 44% | 1 |
| 2022 | 25 | 14 | 56% | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 11 | 47.8% | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 14 | 60.9% | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 12 | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2018 | 19 | 10 | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2017 | 17 | 10 | 58.8% | 1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 11 | 91.7% | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Pest
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Délegyháza | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Budakalász | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Dunavarsány | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Göd | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
All 27 official bathing waters in Pest
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 27 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 18 sites · 66.7% Excellent
- BRENDON TO DUNAVARSANY BRENDON BEACH Excellent
- BUDAKALASZ LUPA-TO LUPA OBOL STRAND DURER OBOL Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- DELEGYHAZA IV. TO DELI OLDAL TAVIROZSA KEMPING Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- DELEGYHAZA IV. TO ESZAKI OLDAL NOMAD PART Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- DELEGYHAZA V. TO NATURISTA OAZIS PART Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOMONYVOLGYI VIZTAROZO D-BEACH STRAND · Domony Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- GYOMROI BANYATO TOFURDO · Gyömrő Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JOKER HORGASZ- ES PIHENOTO · Dunaharaszti Good
- KEK HORGASZTO DUNAHARASZTI KEK HORGASZTO ES STRAND · Alsónémedi Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- LUPA-TO BUDAKALASZ LUPA BEACH Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- NADAS-TO VASAD NADAS FOGADO · Monor Not classified
- PAZSIT BANYATO POCSMEGYER-SURANY PAZSIT TOFURDO · Leányfalu Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RACKEVEI-SOROKSARI DUNA-AG DOMSODI STRANDFURDO · Dömsöd Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- RACKEVEI-SOROKSARI DUNA-AG RACKEVE VADKACSA STRAND Good
- RACKEVEI-SOROKSARI DUNA-AG SZIGETCSEPI STRAND · Szigetcsép Good
- RACKEVEI-SOROKSARI DUNA-AG SZIGETSZENTMARTONI STRAND · Szigetújfalu Good
- RUKKEL-TO DUNAVARSANY RUKKEL WATERPARK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VERESEGYHAZ MALOM-TO -OREG TO- Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
River 9 sites · 22.2% Excellent
- DUNA FOLYO BAL PART DUNAKESZI DUNA-PARTI STRAND Good
- DUNA FOLYO BAL PART GOD FELSOGODI STRAND · Sződliget Good
- DUNA FOLYO BAL PART GOD-ALSOGOD SZECHENYI STRAND Good
- DUNA FOLYO BAL PART NAGYMAROS HUNYADI SETANY DUNA-PARTI STRAND Good
- DUNA FOLYO BAL PART VEROCE DUNA-PARTI STRAND Good
- DUNA FOLYO BAL PART ZEBEGENY DUNA-PARTI STRAND Good
- SZENTENDREI DUNA-AG DUNABOGDANY FORGO STRAND Good
- SZENTENDREI DUNA-AG SZENTENDRE POSTAS STRAND Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- SZIGETMONOSTOR-HORANY DUNA FOLYO JOBB PART HORANYI STRAND · Göd Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
Compared with other counties in Hungary
Counties with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Pest were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 14 of 27 (51.9%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 12 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class. That ranks Pest 4 of 5 Hungary counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Pest have the best long-term record?
- 4 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example DELEGYHAZA V. TO NATURISTA OAZIS PART, GYOMROI BANYATO TOFURDO, PAZSIT BANYATO POCSMEGYER-SURANY PAZSIT TOFURDO. See the ranking.
- Which places in Pest have the most official bathing waters?
- Délegyháza (3, 66.7% Excellent), Budakalász (2, 100% Excellent), Dunavarsány (2, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Pest rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Bathing-water quality map (NNGYK) (National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK) and county government offices). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Hungary, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Hungary. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.