--- entity_id: city:hu:geonames:3043095 entity_type: city name: "Várpalota" country_code: HU country: Hungary slug: varpalota canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/varpalota/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/varpalota.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/varpalota.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/hu/varpalota snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 15 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/varpalota/ citation_title: "Várpalota, Hungary: jobs, air quality, climate, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Várpalota Várpalota is a city in Hungary, and the figures below are its published values. Its population was 19,575 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Várpalota reached 3.82%. At the end of 2022, the foreign population in Várpalota numbered 219. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Várpalota? The published population was 19,575 people in 2022. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 19,575 people · Period: 2022 - Claims: claim-c3370bbd09fc ### Is the air quality good in Várpalota? The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 12 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-ac55a3373fb6 ### What is the unemployment rate in Várpalota? The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2022). - Value: 3.8 % · Period: 2022 - Claims: claim-0948b4f76387 ## Mobility Várpalota's nearest airport was BUD, 88 km away and offered 77 direct destinations. ## Housing At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 4.4%. Várpalota recorded 8,849 dwellings at the end of 2022. ## Climate The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.3°C in January to 23°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 219 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 19,575 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 4.4 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 8,849 dwellings | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.82 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 12 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 15.25 · Feb 18.4 · Mar 21.11 · Apr 29.42 · May 32.55 · Jun 36.89 · Jul 39.54 · Aug 38.98 · Sep 33.42 · Oct 27.24 · Nov 20.29 · Dec 15.63 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -21.11 · Feb -17.19 · Mar -15.61 · Apr -4.16 · May 1.2 · Jun 4.21 · Jul 9.45 · Aug 8 · Sep 2.88 · Oct -6.73 · Nov -7.81 · Dec -16.76 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.34 · Feb 0.66 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 11.28 · May 16.21 · Jun 20.65 · Jul 22.98 · Aug 22.51 · Sep 16.87 · Oct 11.11 · Nov 5.34 · Dec -0.09 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 28.8 · Feb 29.4 · Mar 28.1 · Apr 35.3 · May 61.8 · Jun 67.9 · Jul 65.2 · Aug 66.2 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 52 · Nov 49.9 · Dec 38.9 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 13.43 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [8] | | No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 21.25 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [9] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 77 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 88 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BUD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | 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 Várpalota 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: 19,575 (100.0%) - EU foreign national: 58 (0.3%) - Foreign national: 219 (1.1%) - Citizen of Hungary: 19,356 (98.9%) - Non-EU foreign national: 161 (0.8%) - 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: 19,575 (100.0%) - Armenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends: 3 (0.0%) - Croatian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups: 212 (1.1%) - German language spoken with family members or friends: 64 (0.3%) - Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends: 45 (0.2%) - Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends: 9 (0.0%) - Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends: 38 (0.2%) - Greek language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends: 16,807 (85.9%) - No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends: 2,689 (13.7%) - Other language spoken with family members or friends: 526 (2.7%) - Polish language spoken with family members or friends: 3 (0.0%) - Romanian language spoken with family members or friends: 15 (0.1%) - Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Serbian language spoken with family members or friends: 3 (0.0%) - Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends: 73 (0.4%) - 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: 19,575 (100.0%) - Armenian: 6 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%) - Croatian: 3 (0.0%) - Domestic ethnic groups: 258 (1.3%) - German: 54 (0.3%) - Gipsy (Romani): 75 (0.4%) - Greek: 4 (0.0%) - Hungarian: 16,848 (86.1%) - No answer to ethnic groups: 2,592 (13.2%) - Other ethnic groups: 32 (0.2%) - Polish: 7 (0.0%) - Romanian: 11 (0.1%) - Ruthenian: 3 (0.0%) - Serbian: 4 (0.0%) - Slovakian: 7 (0.0%) - Slovenian: 3 (0.0%) - Ukrainian: 81 (0.4%) - 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: 19,575 (100.0%) - Belong to Armenian ethnic group: 7 (0.0%) - Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group: 7 (0.0%) - Belong to Croatian ethnic group: 5 (0.0%) - Belong to domestic ethnic groups: 385 (2.0%) - Belong to German ethnic group: 118 (0.6%) - Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group: 95 (0.5%) - Belong to Greek ethnic group: 7 (0.0%) - Belong to Hungarian ethnic group: 17,355 (88.7%) - No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups: 2,152 (11.0%) - Belong to Other ethnic groups: 542 (2.8%) - Belong to Polish ethnic group: 11 (0.1%) - Belong to Romanian ethnic group: 25 (0.1%) - Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group: 5 (0.0%) - Belong to Serbian ethnic group: 7 (0.0%) - Belong to Slovakian ethnic group: 9 (0.0%) - Belong to Slovenian ethnic group: 4 (0.0%) - Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group: 90 (0.5%) - 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_GEO5:11439,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_GEO5:11439,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_GEO5:11439,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_TOTAL 5. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 6. 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=18.139540&latitude=47.199360&format=JSON 7. 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 8. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:11439,TEL_SZ_ADAT:LISK5 9. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:11439,TEL_SZ_ADAT:RE_OCD+RE_NOT 10. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 11. 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 14). Várpalota, Hungary: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/varpalota/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_varpalota-hungary-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_c889ad63efe0, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Várpalota, Hungary: jobs, air quality, climate, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/varpalota/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Várpalota, Hungary: jobs, air quality, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/varpalota/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/varpalota/ - Title: Várpalota, Hungary: jobs, air quality, climate, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/varpalota/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/varpalota.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/varpalota.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/hu/varpalota - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json