Day-ahead market · 15-minute pricesElectricity price today in Hungary
Price curve
Each bar is one quarter-hour. Colours compare every slot with the rest of the same day.
In brief
Today, Wednesday, 21 October 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Hungary costs an average of HUF 92.1/kWh before taxes and network costs.
The cheapest quarter-hour runs from 11:15 to 11:30 at HUF 52.9/kWh; the most expensive is 07:00–07:15 at HUF 133.4/kWh.
Anything you can move by three hours runs cheapest between 10:15 and 13:15: on average HUF 63.7/kWh, which is 31% below the day's average.
The wholesale average is 23% less than the day before and 6% below the seven-day average.
Tomorrow's prices are already out: the average for tomorrow is HUF 96.1/kWh wholesale.
From now on, the cheapest two hours are tomorrow 03:15–05:15 (HUF 72.1/kWh).
Compared with
- Yesterday
- HUF 119.2 ▼
- 7-day average
- HUF 98.5 ▼
- 30-day average
- HUF 78.0 ▲
- Same day last year
- HUF 50.2 ▲
Wholesale price · /kWh
Cheapest windows
The cheapest uninterrupted time windows of the day, for loads you can schedule.
Most expensive 3 hours: 06:15–09:15 · HUF 107.6/kWh
When to switch on
Best start time for typical appliances, with the cost of one run at the best and at the worst moment.
Electric car
Electric water heater
Costs are based on the wholesale price only.
What households on universal service pay
Most Hungarian households buy electricity at regulated prices. On the A1 tariff the price is about HUF 36.4 per kWh up to 2,523 kWh a year (210 kWh a month on average) and about HUF 70.1 above that, both including network charges and 27% VAT (2025 regulated prices; network charges unchanged in 2026).
MVM's dynamic “D” tariff prices consumption above the band at the HUPX quarter-hour price, converted at the central bank's mid rate, plus a supplier fee; billing can start on 1 January 2027 at the earliest. This page shows the same quarter-hour wholesale price, without network charges, taxes and supplier fee.
Prices hour by hour
Wholesale price per quarter-hour and hourly average; the last column is the estimated final price.
| Hour | :00 | :15 | :30 | :45 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | HUF 93.4 | HUF 92.4 | HUF 91.6 | HUF 96.9 | HUF 93.6 |
| 01:00 | HUF 91.7 | HUF 94.0 | HUF 99.5 | HUF 99.2 | HUF 96.1 |
| 02:00 | HUF 92.5 | HUF 97.9 | HUF 96.5 | HUF 96.7 | HUF 95.9 |
| 03:00 | HUF 102.7 | HUF 98.5 | HUF 91.7 | HUF 91.7 | HUF 96.1 |
| 04:00 | HUF 99.6 | HUF 96.9 | HUF 91.7 | HUF 94.6 | HUF 95.7 |
| 05:00 | HUF 92.2 | HUF 104.7 | HUF 83.4 | HUF 93.0 | HUF 93.3 |
| 06:00 | HUF 93.0 | HUF 107.6 | HUF 101.4 | HUF 100.0 | HUF 100.5 |
| 07:00 | HUF 133.4 | HUF 121.2 | HUF 132.5 | HUF 99.2 | HUF 121.6 |
| 08:00 | HUF 110.3 | HUF 98.7 | HUF 96.6 | HUF 89.9 | HUF 98.9 |
| 09:00 | HUF 99.9 | HUF 90.7 | HUF 85.2 | HUF 80.3 | HUF 89.0 |
| 10:00 | HUF 79.8 | HUF 62.8 | HUF 63.9 | HUF 59.3 | HUF 66.5 |
| 11:00 | HUF 54.2 | HUF 52.9 | HUF 54.7 | HUF 60.7 | HUF 55.6 |
| 12:00 | HUF 70.9 | HUF 71.7 | HUF 69.6 | HUF 71.5 | HUF 70.9 |
| 13:00 | HUF 72.6 | HUF 73.5 | HUF 68.0 | HUF 58.8 | HUF 68.2 |
| 14:00 | HUF 72.7 | HUF 80.3 | HUF 83.3 | HUF 90.1 | HUF 81.6 |
| 15:00 | HUF 84.7 | HUF 90.6 | HUF 97.7 | HUF 103.2 | HUF 94.0 |
| 16:00 | HUF 92.4 | HUF 101.8 | HUF 105.1 | HUF 106.4 | HUF 101.5 |
| 17:00 | HUF 105.3 | HUF 102.7 | HUF 94.8 | HUF 94.0 | HUF 99.2 |
| 18:00 | HUF 101.8 | HUF 98.6 | HUF 103.9 | HUF 97.4 | HUF 100.4 |
| 19:00 | HUF 89.1 | HUF 91.6 | HUF 103.3 | HUF 104.4 | HUF 97.1 |
| 20:00 | HUF 95.8 | HUF 106.6 | HUF 106.1 | HUF 102.6 | HUF 102.8 |
| 21:00 | HUF 108.1 | HUF 106.4 | HUF 98.0 | HUF 94.1 | HUF 101.6 |
| 22:00 | HUF 102.7 | HUF 98.8 | HUF 104.0 | HUF 88.9 | HUF 98.6 |
| 23:00 | HUF 104.0 | HUF 97.7 | HUF 87.2 | HUF 81.1 | HUF 92.5 |
How the Hungarian price is set
Hungary is a single bidding zone; its power exchange HUPX is coupled with the rest of Europe, with 96 quarter-hour prices per day since 1 October 2025. Fast-growing solar output often pushes midday prices very low, while evening prices tend to be among the highest in the region because Hungary relies on imports for a large share of its demand.
Most households buy electricity under the regulated universal-service tariff, so quarter-hour price swings do not show up directly on their bills. The exchange price still shows when power is plentiful or scarce, and it is the basis for exchange-indexed contracts.
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