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Bathing water quality in Somogy, Hungary
Somogy has 68 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (67 lake and 1 river). 94.1% were classified Excellent — 30.1 points above the 64% across Hungary — and 1 was Poor. 43 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
68
official bathing waters
94.1%
Excellent in 2025
1
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in Somogy
Excellent 64Good 1Poor 1Not classified 2
Sea, lakes and rivers in Somogy
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 67 | 64 (95.5%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| River | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 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
43 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR FIUMEI UTCAI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR JANKOVICHTELEP-BOLYA KOZI PARTSZAKASZ 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR KODALY STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR PLATAN STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR SELLO KEMPING 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR SZIGET STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES BALATONPART UTCAI KOZPONTI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES CSALOGANY UTCAI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES ISTVAN KIRALY UTCAI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES POZSONYI UTCAI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES-ALSOI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFOLDVAR HOTEL RIVIERA 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFOLDVAR KELETI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONFOLDVAR NYUGATI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONLELLE CSOPI KOZI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONLELLE KELETI FELTOLTES + NYUGATI FELTOLTES -NAGY STRAND- 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONLELLE NAPFENY STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONLELLE SZIROM KOZI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONSZARSZO BENDEGUZ TERI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONSZARSZO MIKSZATH KALMAN UTCAI STRAND -NAGY STRAND- 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONSZARSZO MORICZ ZSIGMOND UTCAI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONSZEMES BERZSENYI UTCAI KOZSEGI STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONVILAGOS CLUB ALIGA STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONVILAGOS VILAGOS HOTEL FURDOHELYE 11 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- KAPOSVAR-TOPONAR DESEDA VIZTAROZO Poor in 1 of 11 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (1)
- BALATON BALATONSZEMES VADVIRAG KEMPING Good → Excellent
Declined (2)
- KAPOSVAR-TOPONAR DESEDA VIZTAROZO Good → Poor
- BARCS DRAVA-PARTI STRAND -DRAVA FOLYO BAL PART- Excellent → Good
How Somogy 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 | 66 | 64 | 97% | 1 |
| 2024 | 65 | 63 | 96.9% | 0 |
| 2023 | 65 | 61 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2022 | 62 | 49 | 79% | 0 |
| 2021 | 62 | 50 | 80.6% | 0 |
| 2020 | 62 | 60 | 96.8% | 0 |
| 2019 | 60 | 54 | 90% | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 59 | 98.3% | 0 |
| 2017 | 57 | 56 | 98.2% | 0 |
| 2016 | 57 | 56 | 98.2% | 0 |
| 2015 | 55 | 53 | 96.4% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Somogy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balatonfenyves | 9 | 9 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonberény | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonboglár | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 |
| Fonyód | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonvilágos | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Siófok | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonföldvár | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonszemes | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonlelle | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Balatonszárszó | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Zamárdi | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
All 68 official bathing waters in Somogy
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 68 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 67 sites · 95.5% Excellent · 1 Poor
- BALATON BALATONBERENY FIZETOS STRAND Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBERENY NATURISTA STRAND ES KEMPING Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR FIUMEI UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR JANKOVICHTELEP-BOLYA KOZI PARTSZAKASZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR KODALY STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR PLATAN STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR SELLO KEMPING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONBOGLAR SZIGET STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES BALATONPART UTCAI KOZPONTI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES CSALOGANY UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES ISTVAN KIRALY UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES POZSONYI UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFENYVES-ALSOI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFOLDVAR HOTEL RIVIERA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFOLDVAR KELETI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONFOLDVAR NYUGATI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONLELLE CSOPI KOZI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONLELLE KELETI FELTOLTES + NYUGATI FELTOLTES -NAGY STRAND- Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONLELLE NAPFENY STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONLELLE SZIROM KOZI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO BARDOS UTCAI STRAND · Balatonberény Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO HAJOALLOMASI STRAND · Balatonberény Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO HULLAM UTCAI STRAND · Balatonfenyves Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO KOZSEGI FIZETOS STRAND · Balatonberény Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO ORHAZ UTCAI STRAND · Balatonfenyves Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO OZ UTCAI STRAND · Balatonfenyves Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO POLGAR UTCAI STRAND · Balatonberény Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONMARIAFURDO SZABADSAG UTCAI STRAND · Balatonberény Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONOSZOD HULLAM UDULOPARK · Balatonszárszó Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONOSZOD KOZSEGI STRAND · Balatonszemes Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONSZARSZO BENDEGUZ TERI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONSZARSZO MIKSZATH KALMAN UTCAI STRAND -NAGY STRAND- Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONSZARSZO MORICZ ZSIGMOND UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONSZEMES BERZSENYI UTCAI KOZSEGI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONSZEMES HULLAM STRAND Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONSZEMES VADVIRAG KEMPING Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- BALATON BALATONSZEMES VIGADO STRAND Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONVILAGOS CLUB ALIGA STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONVILAGOS CSOKONAI UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONVILAGOS KOZSEGI STRAND Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONVILAGOS VILAGOS HOTEL FURDOHELYE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYOD PANORAMA STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYOD VAROSI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYOD-ALSOBELATELEP BATHORI UTCAI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYOD-ALSOBELATELEP HUSZKA UTCAI STRAND · Balatonfenyves Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYOD-ALSOBELATELEP NAPSUGAR KEMPING ES UDULOFALU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYOD-BELATELEP BELATELEPI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYODLIGET ARPADPART · Fonyód Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYODLIGET ERZSEBET TABOR · Balatonboglár Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON FONYODLIGET FURDO UTCAI STRAND · Fonyód Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK ARANYPART Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK BIMBO UTCAI STRAND · Zamárdi Excellent
- BALATON SIOFOK EZUSTPART Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK GAMASZAI STRANDFURDO · Balatonvilágos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK HOTEL MOLO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK NAGY STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK PETOFI SZALLODASOR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK SOSTOI STRAND · Balatonvilágos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SIOFOK UJHELYI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON SZANTOD JUHASZ GYULA UTCAI STRAND · Balatonföldvár Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- BALATON SZANTOD RIGO UTCAI STRAND · Balatonföldvár Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- BALATON ZAMARDI JEGENYE TERI STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON ZAMARDI MIRABELLA KEMPING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON ZAMARDI NAGY STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GYEKENYESI TO NAGY STRAND Not classified
- KAPOSVAR-TOPONAR DESEDA VIZTAROZO Poor Poor in 1 of 11 classified seasons
- LENGYELTOTI KEK TO MANAS BEACH Not classified
River 1 site · 0% Excellent
- BARCS DRAVA-PARTI STRAND -DRAVA FOLYO BAL PART- Good Excellent → Good since 2024
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 Somogy were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 64 of 68 (94.1%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 1 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 1 Poor, and 2 had no class. That ranks Somogy 1 of 5 Hungary counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Somogy have the best long-term record?
- 43 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example BALATON BALATONBOGLAR FIUMEI UTCAI STRAND, BALATON BALATONBOGLAR JANKOVICHTELEP-BOLYA KOZI PARTSZAKASZ, BALATON BALATONBOGLAR KODALY STRAND. See the ranking.
- Which places in Somogy have the most official bathing waters?
- Balatonfenyves (9, 100% Excellent), Balatonberény (7, 100% Excellent), Balatonboglár (7, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Somogy rated Poor?
- Yes, 1: KAPOSVAR-TOPONAR DESEDA VIZTAROZO.
- 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.