Bathing water quality in Zala, Hungary
Zala has 16 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all lake. 62.5% were classified Excellent — 1.5 points below the 64% across Hungary — and 0 were Poor. 3 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 Zala
Most consistent Excellent sites
3 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- BALATON KESZTHELY LIBAS STRAND 11 seasons
- BALATON VONYARCVASHEGY LIDO STRAND 11 seasons
- HEVIZI TOFURDO 11 seasons
- BALATON BALATONGYOROK KOZSEGI STRAND 10 seasons
- BALATON GYENESDIAS ALSOGYENES GYENESI LIDO STRAND 10 seasons
- BALATON GYENESDIAS DIASI JATEKSTRAND 10 seasons
- BALATON KESZTHELY HELIKON STRAND 9 seasons
- BALATON KESZTHELY VAROSI STRAND 9 seasons
- BALATON BALATONGYOROK SZEPKILATO STRAND 2 seasons
- KISTOLMACSI TAROZO KISTOLMACSI STRAND 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 16 official bathing waters in Zala was classified Poor in 2025.
How Zala 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 | 11 | 10 | 90.9% | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 | 80% | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | 80% | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 80% | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 | 90.9% | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7 | 70% | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Zala
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keszthely | 5 | 2 (40%) | 0 |
| Gyenesdiás | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Vonyarcvashegy | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
All 16 official bathing waters in Zala
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 16 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 16 sites · 62.5% Excellent
- BALATON BALATONGYOROK KOZSEGI STRAND · Vonyarcvashegy Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BALATON BALATONGYOROK SZEPKILATO STRAND · Vonyarcvashegy Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- BALATON GYENESDIAS ALSOGYENES GYENESI LIDO STRAND Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BALATON GYENESDIAS DIASI JATEKSTRAND Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BALATON KESZTHELY HELIKON STRAND Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- BALATON KESZTHELY HOTEL HELIKON Not classified
- BALATON KESZTHELY LIBAS STRAND · Gyenesdiás Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BALATON KESZTHELY ROYAL HOMES EXCLUSIVE MAGANSTRAND Not classified
- BALATON KESZTHELY SIRIUS STRAND Not classified
- BALATON KESZTHELY VAROSI STRAND Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- BALATON VONYARCVASHEGY LIDO STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEVIZI TOFURDO · Hévíz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KISTOLMACSI TAROZO KISTOLMACSI STRAND · Becsehely Excellent
- KUSTANSZEGI TAROZO KIUSTANSZEGI STRAND Not classified
- ZALAEGERSZEG GEBARTI TOSTRAND Not classified
- ZALALOVO BOROSTYAN TOSTRAND Good
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 Zala were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 10 of 16 (62.5%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 1 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 5 had no class. That ranks Zala 3 of 5 Hungary counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Zala have the best long-term record?
- 3 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example BALATON KESZTHELY LIBAS STRAND, BALATON VONYARCVASHEGY LIDO STRAND, HEVIZI TOFURDO. See the ranking.
- Which places in Zala have the most official bathing waters?
- Keszthely (5, 40% Excellent), Gyenesdiás (3, 100% Excellent), Vonyarcvashegy (3, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Zala 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.