--- entity_id: city:hu:geonames:3045643 entity_type: city name: "Salgótarján" country_code: HU country: Hungary slug: salgotarjan canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/salgotarjan/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/salgotarjan.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/salgotarjan.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/hu/salgotarjan snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 14 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/salgotarjan/ citation_title: "Salgótarján, Hungary: jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Salgótarján Salgótarján is one of the cities recorded in Hungary. The population of Salgótarján totalled 31,312 at the end of 2022. Salgótarján had an unemployment rate of 7.42% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the foreign population in Salgótarján numbered 220. ## Mobility Salgótarján's nearest airport was BUD, 85 km away and offered 77 direct destinations. ## Housing The vacancy rate was 17.11% at the end of 2022. Salgótarján recorded 18,055 dwellings at the end of 2022. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.9°C in January to 21.6°C in July. Salgótarján's monthly precipitation totalled 27.2 mm in January and 74.1 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 220 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 31,312 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 17.11 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 18,055 dwellings | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 7.42 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 12.83 · Feb 15.43 · Mar 21.67 · Apr 28.51 · May 30.68 · Jun 35.81 · Jul 39.61 · Aug 37.64 · Sep 33.81 · Oct 27.03 · Nov 20.65 · Dec 11.54 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -22.62 · Feb -18.84 · Mar -16.81 · Apr -4.65 · May -1.32 · Jun 2.99 · Jul 7.06 · Aug 6.78 · Sep 2.05 · Oct -4.63 · Nov -12.69 · Dec -16.96 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.94 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 4.17 · Apr 10.54 · May 15.46 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.59 · Aug 21.27 · Sep 15.85 · Oct 9.73 · Nov 4.14 · Dec -1.46 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 27.2 · Feb 29.3 · Mar 30.7 · Apr 32.7 · May 63.3 · Jun 66.9 · Jul 74.1 · Aug 62.9 · Sep 46.8 · Oct 42.5 · Nov 42.3 · Dec 33.3 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 18.88 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] | | No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 20.75 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [8] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 77 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 85 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BUD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection](https://www.oif.gov.hu/teruleti-szervek/menekultugyi-igazgatosag) — Newcomer Adaptation · National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate · Hungarian · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [National Employment Service](https://nfsz.munka.hu/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Salgótarján when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.safeinhungary.gov.hu/assets/index-D2RZLdlI.js) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Hungary country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/hungary/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Citizenship - Citizenship: 31,312 (100.0%) - EU foreign national: 115 (0.4%) - Foreign national: 220 (0.7%) - Citizen of Hungary: 31,092 (99.3%) - Non-EU foreign national: 105 (0.3%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ### Language spoken at home - Language spoken with family members or friends: 31,312 (100.0%) - Armenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends: 4 (0.0%) - Croatian language spoken with family members or friends: 4 (0.0%) - Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups: 240 (0.8%) - German language spoken with family members or friends: 82 (0.3%) - Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends: 69 (0.2%) - Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends: 17 (0.1%) - Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends: 54 (0.2%) - Greek language spoken with family members or friends: 5 (0.0%) - Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends: 26,594 (84.9%) - No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends: 4,654 (14.9%) - Other language spoken with family members or friends: 740 (2.4%) - Polish language spoken with family members or friends: 4 (0.0%) - Romanian language spoken with family members or friends: 11 (0.0%) - Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends: 3 (0.0%) - Serbian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends: 46 (0.1%) - Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends: 8 (0.0%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Belong to ethnic groups: 31,312 (100.0%) - Belong to Armenian ethnic group: 9 (0.0%) - Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group: 22 (0.1%) - Belong to Croatian ethnic group: 12 (0.0%) - Belong to domestic ethnic groups: 1,402 (4.5%) - Belong to German ethnic group: 112 (0.4%) - Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group: 1,039 (3.3%) - Belong to Greek ethnic group: 11 (0.0%) - Belong to Hungarian ethnic group: 27,127 (86.6%) - No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups: 4,138 (13.2%) - Belong to Other ethnic groups: 797 (2.5%) - Belong to Polish ethnic group: 16 (0.1%) - Belong to Romanian ethnic group: 19 (0.1%) - Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group: 11 (0.0%) - Belong to Serbian ethnic group: 5 (0.0%) - Belong to Slovakian ethnic group: 141 (0.5%) - Belong to Slovenian ethnic group: 6 (0.0%) - Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group: 23 (0.1%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Ethnic groups: 31,312 (100.0%) - Armenian: 5 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 10 (0.0%) - Croatian: 9 (0.0%) - Domestic ethnic groups: 1,227 (3.9%) - German: 35 (0.1%) - Gipsy (Romani): 1,010 (3.2%) - Greek: 5 (0.0%) - Hungarian: 26,215 (83.7%) - No answer to ethnic groups: 4,662 (14.9%) - Other ethnic groups: 95 (0.3%) - Polish: 12 (0.0%) - Romanian: 11 (0.0%) - Ruthenian: 7 (0.0%) - Serbian: 3 (0.0%) - Slovakian: 108 (0.3%) - Slovenian: 3 (0.0%) - Ukrainian: 18 (0.1%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ## Sources 1. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:25788,TEL_SZ_ADAT:FOR 2. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,TEL_SZ_ADAT:BISK_V2+EMP+UNE,TERUL_GEO5 3. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:25788,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_DW_NOC 4. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:25788,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_TOTAL 5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=19.803030&latitude=48.098720&format=JSON 6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 7. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:25788,TEL_SZ_ADAT:LISK5 8. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:25788,TEL_SZ_ADAT:RE_OCD+RE_NOT 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Salgótarján, Hungary: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/salgotarjan/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_salgotarjan-hungary-jobs-climate_1707a4e311ad, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Salgótarján, Hungary: jobs, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/salgotarjan/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. 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