Záhony

Záhony (Ukrainian: Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Northern Great Plain, eastern Hungary.

Záhony
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Coordinates: 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183
Country	Hungary
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
• Total	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	4,156
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4625
Area code	45
Website	www.zahony.hu

It covers an area of 6.97 km² (3 sq mi) and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border (at Chop and Solomonovo) and was part of Ung county before the Treaty of Trianon. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are located here. The Ukrainian town across the border is Chop.

Climate

Záhony's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The annual average temperature is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F), the hottest month in July is 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and the coldest month is −1.5 °C (29.3 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 636.5 millimetres (25.06 in), of which July is the wettest with 74.6 millimetres (2.94 in), while January is the driest with only 37.1 millimetres (1.46 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −20.8 °C (−5.4 °F) on February 7, 2005 to 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on July 20, 2007.

Climate data for Záhony, 1991−2020 normals
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	12.4 (54.3)	18.6 (65.5)	24.2 (75.6)	31.2 (88.2)	33.4 (92.1)	35.8 (96.4)	38.0 (100.4)	37.5 (99.5)	36.1 (97.0)	27.0 (80.6)	23.2 (73.8)	16.1 (61.0)	38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	4.3 (39.7)	10.6 (51.1)	17.8 (64.0)	22.7 (72.9)	26.1 (79.0)	28.0 (82.4)	28.1 (82.6)	22.3 (72.1)	15.9 (60.6)	9.1 (48.4)	2.6 (36.7)	15.7 (60.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.4 (32.7)	5.3 (41.5)	11.5 (52.7)	16.4 (61.5)	19.9 (67.8)	21.5 (70.7)	21.2 (70.2)	15.9 (60.6)	10.1 (50.2)	4.9 (40.8)	−0.1 (31.8)	10.5 (50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.1 (24.6)	−3.0 (26.6)	0.8 (33.4)	5.8 (42.4)	10.6 (51.1)	14.3 (57.7)	15.6 (60.1)	15.4 (59.7)	10.8 (51.4)	5.8 (42.4)	1.6 (34.9)	−2.4 (27.7)	5.9 (42.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−14.1 (6.6)	−6.7 (19.9)	−1.2 (29.8)	6.0 (42.8)	7.2 (45.0)	6.9 (44.4)	−0.1 (31.8)	−7.8 (18.0)	−11.8 (10.8)	−20.1 (−4.2)	−20.8 (−5.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	37.1 (1.46)	44.7 (1.76)	36.7 (1.44)	41.7 (1.64)	67.1 (2.64)	68.6 (2.70)	74.6 (2.94)	53.7 (2.11)	58.9 (2.32)	51.0 (2.01)	48.2 (1.90)	54.2 (2.13)	636.5 (25.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.4	8.8	7.1	6.7	9.1	8.7	9.0	6.6	7.5	7.0	8.0	9.3	96.2
Average relative humidity (%)	84.1	78.0	67.9	61.4	66.3	67.7	68.1	67.9	73.3	79.5	83.8	84.9	73.6
Source: NOAA[2]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Twin towns – Sister cities

Záhony is twinned with:

• Chop, Ukraine
• Čierna, Slovakia
• Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Gallery

• 
  The Tysa bridge at the Chop-Záhony checkpoint (view from the Ukrainian side).
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  Passport stamp from Záhony.