Electricity prices in Hungary, July 2026
In July 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Hungary cost an average of HUF 44.6/kWh (HUF 44,564/MWh).
That is 2% less than in June 2026 and 19% more than in July 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 5 July 2026, averaging HUF 26.4/kWh; the most expensive was Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at HUF 85.7/kWh.
The lowest price came on 25 July 2026 at 13:45 (HUF -4.0/kWh), the highest on 1 July 2026 at 21:00 (HUF 338.6/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 16.8 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 35% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (June 2026)
- HUF 45.4 ▼
- Same month last year
- HUF 37.4 ▲
- Weekdays
- HUF 48.9
- Weekends
- HUF 32.0
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul Wednesday | HUF 85.7 | HUF 42.3 09:45 | HUF 338.6 21:00 | – |
| 2 Jul Thursday | HUF 49.9 | HUF 6.8 10:45 | HUF 115.1 19:45 | – |
| 3 Jul Friday | HUF 36.8 | HUF 3.2 12:00 | HUF 92.1 18:30 | – |
| 4 Jul Saturday | HUF 27.5 | HUF -0.2 14:00 | HUF 73.2 22:00 | 1.50 |
| 5 Jul Sunday | HUF 26.4 | HUF 0.0 13:30 | HUF 60.8 01:00 | 5 |
| 6 Jul Monday | HUF 42.4 | HUF 9.4 14:00 | HUF 83.8 20:45 | – |
| 7 Jul Tuesday | HUF 38.9 | HUF 4.6 13:45 | HUF 68.2 19:15 | – |
| 8 Jul Wednesday | HUF 46.7 | HUF 6.8 14:00 | HUF 79.7 07:00 | – |
| 9 Jul Thursday | HUF 45.0 | HUF 8.5 13:45 | HUF 81.6 20:45 | – |
| 10 Jul Friday | HUF 44.9 | HUF 10.9 13:45 | HUF 69.4 20:45 | – |
| 11 Jul Saturday | HUF 35.5 | HUF 0.0 11:45 | HUF 65.1 19:30 | – |
| 12 Jul Sunday | HUF 29.5 | HUF 0.0 10:45 | HUF 54.5 22:00 | 2 |
| 13 Jul Monday | HUF 45.9 | HUF 22.2 11:45 | HUF 72.0 19:45 | – |
| 14 Jul Tuesday | HUF 48.7 | HUF 22.6 15:00 | HUF 115.8 18:45 | – |
| 15 Jul Wednesday | HUF 55.0 | HUF 30.1 14:00 | HUF 118.3 19:45 | – |
| 16 Jul Thursday | HUF 59.0 | HUF 33.2 13:45 | HUF 121.2 18:45 | – |
| 17 Jul Friday | HUF 57.1 | HUF 33.1 12:00 | HUF 102.8 21:00 | – |
| 18 Jul Saturday | HUF 38.7 | HUF 0.0 12:45 | HUF 91.1 21:30 | – |
| 19 Jul Sunday | HUF 31.3 | HUF 0.0 10:30 | HUF 67.9 18:30 | – |
| 20 Jul Monday | HUF 46.5 | HUF 8.8 10:45 | HUF 87.6 21:00 | – |
| 21 Jul Tuesday | HUF 50.0 | HUF 14.0 16:00 | HUF 80.9 19:15 | – |
| 22 Jul Wednesday | HUF 44.5 | HUF 9.1 17:00 | HUF 81.6 20:15 | – |
| 23 Jul Thursday | HUF 47.4 | HUF 10.4 12:45 | HUF 71.9 20:45 | – |
| 24 Jul Friday | HUF 47.7 | HUF 2.9 13:45 | HUF 75.9 20:45 | – |
| 25 Jul Saturday | HUF 34.0 | HUF -4.0 13:45 | HUF 67.0 19:45 | 6.50 |
| 26 Jul Sunday | HUF 33.5 | HUF -0.1 13:45 | HUF 65.6 18:45 | 1.75 |
| 27 Jul Monday | HUF 34.8 | HUF 2.9 15:00 | HUF 69.7 17:45 | – |
| 28 Jul Tuesday | HUF 44.5 | HUF 2.9 11:15 | HUF 87.1 20:45 | – |
| 29 Jul Wednesday | HUF 48.2 | HUF 3.1 11:45 | HUF 137.2 19:45 | – |
| 30 Jul Thursday | HUF 48.1 | HUF 4.0 12:15 | HUF 118.9 19:30 | – |
| 31 Jul Friday | HUF 57.5 | HUF 29.3 14:00 | HUF 121.9 19:45 | – |
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