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River swimming in Hungary: 2025 water quality
Hungary reported 45 river bathing waters for the 2025 season. 33.3% were classified Excellent — 30.7 points below the 64% for all 292 bathing waters in the country — and 1 was Poor. Among the 8 countries with at least 30 river bathing waters, Hungary ranks 8 by Excellent share.
45
river bathing waters
33.3%
Excellent in 2025
1
Poor in 2025
Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
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Map of river bathing waters
Excellent 15Good 22Sufficient 3Poor 1Not classified 4
How river bathing waters in Hungary 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 | 41 | 15 | 36.6% | 1 |
| 2024 | 42 | 20 | 47.6% | 1 |
| 2023 | 38 | 11 | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2022 | 36 | 12 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2021 | 33 | 11 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2020 | 32 | 8 | 25% | 2 |
| 2019 | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | 8 |
| 2018 | 31 | 7 | 22.6% | 6 |
| 2017 | 30 | 8 | 26.7% | 6 |
| 2016 | 21 | 6 | 28.6% | 4 |
| 2015 | 20 | 8 | 40% | 1 |
Most consistent Excellent rivers
Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- SZIGETMONOSTOR-HORANY DUNA FOLYO JOBB PART HORANYI STRAND 9 seasons
- MINDSZENT TISZA FOLYO BAL PART TISZAI PARTFURDO 7 seasons
- DUNAUJVAROS SZALKI-SZIGETI OBOL DEL-KELETI PARTSZAKASZ 6 seasons
- MOSONI-DUNA ZATONYI DUNA-AG DUNASZIGETI STRAND 6 seasons
- ALGYO TISZA-PARTI STRAND 5 seasons
- BAJA KAMARAS-DUNA SUGOVICA 4 seasons
- SZENTENDREI DUNA-AG SZENTENDRE POSTAS STRAND 4 seasons
- CSONGRAD TISZA FOLYO JOBB PART KOROS-TOROKI PARTFURDO 3 seasons
- TISZA FOLYO IBRANY TISZA-PARTI STRAND 3 seasons
- GYULA-VAROSERDO FEKETE-KOROS FOLYO BAL PART 2 seasons
- SZEGED TISZA FOLYO BAL PART LAPOS STRAND 2 seasons
- SZOLNOK TISZA-PARTI STRAND 2 seasons
- TISZA FOLYO JAND TISZA-PARTI STRAND 2 seasons
- TISZA FOLYO TIVADAR TISZA-PARTI STRAND 2 seasons
- KETTOS-KOROS FOLYO DOBOZ-SZANAZUG 1 season
Rivers rated Poor in 2025
- MAKOI MAROS KALANDPART Poor in 8 of 10 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (2)
- HARMAS-KOROS FOLYO GYOMAENDROD GYOMA STRAND Sufficient → Good
- KETTOS-KOROS FOLYO DOBOZ-SZANAZUG Good → Excellent
Declined (8)
- BARCS DRAVA-PARTI STRAND -DRAVA FOLYO BAL PART- Excellent → Good
- DUNA FOLYO BUDAPEST LAGYMANYOSI-OBOL FLAVA BEACH KOPASZI Good → Sufficient
- MOSONMAGYAROVAR ITATO STRAND Excellent → Good
- MOSONMAGYAROVAR MOSONI STRAND Good → Sufficient
- TISZA FOLYO DOMBRAD TISZA-PARTI STRAND Good → Sufficient
- TISZA FOLYO RAKAMAZ TISZA-PARTI STRAND Excellent → Good
- TISZA FOLYO VASAROSNAMENY-GERGELYIUGORNYA TISZA-PARTI STRAND Excellent → Good
- TISZALOKI TISZA-HOLTAG FEKETESZAKALL ELMENYPARK ES STRAND Excellent → Good
Near which major cities?
Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
- Budapest 13 river bathing waters within 60 km
- Bratislava 4 river bathing waters within 60 km
Rivers compared across Europe
| # | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 37 | 73% | 0 |
| 2 | Czechia | 91 | 72.5% | 0 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 78 | 69.2% | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal | 118 | 43.2% | 8 |
| 5 | France | 444 | 41% | 62 |
| 6 | Poland | 100 | 40% | 10 |
| 7 | Spain | 164 | 35.4% | 28 |
| 8 | Hungary | 45 | 33.3% | 1 |
Countries with at least 30 river bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers
- How many river bathing waters in Hungary are rated Excellent?
- 15 of 45 (33.3%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which rivers in Hungary have the best long-term record?
- The longest current Excellent run is 9 seasons (SZIGETMONOSTOR-HORANY DUNA FOLYO JOBB PART HORANYI STRAND).
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Bathing-water quality map (NNGYK). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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