Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Hungary, August 2026
In August 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Hungary cost an average of HUF 55.4/kWh (HUF 55,442/MWh).
That is 24% more than in July 2026 and 89% more than in August 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 9 August 2026, averaging HUF 35.5/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 4 August 2026 at HUF 68.1/kWh.
The lowest price came on 30 August 2026 at 14:00 (HUF -0.6/kWh), the highest on 4 August 2026 at 19:45 (HUF 198.9/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 7 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 29% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2026)
- HUF 44.6 ▲
- Same month last year
- HUF 29.3 ▲
- Weekdays
- HUF 61.1
- Weekends
- HUF 43.6
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 Aug Saturday | HUF 48.2 | HUF 4.2 15:00 | HUF 87.1 18:45 | – |
| 2 Aug Sunday | HUF 44.5 | HUF 0.2 11:00 | HUF 84.7 23:00 | – |
| 3 Aug Monday | HUF 65.1 | HUF 14.7 12:45 | HUF 196.9 19:45 | – |
| 4 Aug Tuesday | HUF 68.1 | HUF 25.9 13:45 | HUF 198.9 19:45 | – |
| 5 Aug Wednesday | HUF 64.2 | HUF 16.5 10:45 | HUF 146.0 19:45 | – |
| 6 Aug Thursday | HUF 66.5 | HUF 31.8 15:00 | HUF 132.6 18:45 | – |
| 7 Aug Friday | HUF 57.5 | HUF 29.3 11:45 | HUF 92.3 21:00 | – |
| 8 Aug Saturday | HUF 41.3 | HUF 0.8 10:45 | HUF 70.5 19:45 | – |
| 9 Aug Sunday | HUF 35.5 | HUF 0.0 13:00 | HUF 71.7 19:45 | 2 |
| 10 Aug Monday | HUF 57.0 | HUF 23.3 11:45 | HUF 107.6 19:45 | – |
| 11 Aug Tuesday | HUF 55.2 | HUF 11.8 10:45 | HUF 97.6 19:45 | – |
| 12 Aug Wednesday | HUF 52.8 | HUF 7.8 11:45 | HUF 168.0 19:45 | – |
| 13 Aug Thursday | HUF 59.6 | HUF 24.8 11:15 | HUF 177.6 19:45 | – |
| 14 Aug Friday | HUF 52.4 | HUF 7.6 12:45 | HUF 109.3 19:45 | – |
| 15 Aug Saturday | HUF 41.9 | HUF 0.4 13:15 | HUF 72.5 19:45 | – |
| 16 Aug Sunday | HUF 50.3 | HUF 8.3 12:45 | HUF 78.3 22:00 | – |
| 17 Aug Monday | HUF 67.0 | HUF 49.8 13:45 | HUF 89.4 18:45 | – |
| 18 Aug Tuesday | HUF 59.9 | HUF 44.4 09:45 | HUF 80.2 19:45 | – |
| 19 Aug Wednesday | HUF 61.2 | HUF 44.9 13:45 | HUF 81.4 18:45 | – |
| 20 Aug Thursday | HUF 58.8 | HUF 35.0 15:00 | HUF 78.8 19:30 | – |
| 21 Aug Friday | HUF 63.4 | HUF 47.6 11:00 | HUF 83.6 19:45 | – |
| 22 Aug Saturday | HUF 45.6 | HUF 0.0 12:45 | HUF 78.9 19:00 | – |
| 23 Aug Sunday | HUF 39.8 | HUF 0.1 09:30 | HUF 76.4 18:45 | – |
| 24 Aug Monday | HUF 62.0 | HUF 30.6 12:30 | HUF 96.1 20:00 | – |
| 25 Aug Tuesday | HUF 63.9 | HUF 39.5 10:45 | HUF 85.3 18:45 | – |
| 26 Aug Wednesday | HUF 67.1 | HUF 44.0 13:30 | HUF 94.6 18:45 | – |
| 27 Aug Thursday | HUF 62.5 | HUF 25.9 16:00 | HUF 94.7 18:45 | – |
| 28 Aug Friday | HUF 55.4 | HUF 18.2 10:30 | HUF 88.2 21:00 | – |
| 29 Aug Saturday | HUF 42.3 | HUF 2.9 09:45 | HUF 82.1 19:45 | – |
| 30 Aug Sunday | HUF 46.4 | HUF -0.6 14:00 | HUF 87.2 20:45 | 5 |
| 31 Aug Monday | HUF 63.2 | HUF 23.8 15:15 | HUF 101.9 18:45 | – |
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