Best Time to Visit Budapest

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Budapest. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Budapest. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Budapest for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol -4 °C to 27 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 1.142.48 in (5 – 8 Days of Rain)
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Best Time to Visit Budapest: Overview

JanuaryJan
MaximumMax. 1 °C
FebruaryFeb
MaximumMax. 5 °C
MarchMar
MaximumMax. 10 °C
AprilApr
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NovemberNov
MaximumMax. 8 °C
DecemberDec
MaximumMax. 3 °C

Climate Chart Budapest

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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Budapest

In the following, you will find the climate table for Budapest, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature10°16°21°24°27°26°22°16°
Night Temperature-4°-2°11°14°15°15°12°-2°
Precipitation (inch)1.261.221.141.52.172.482.052.011.571.32.051.57
Rainy days766688765577
Hours of Sunshine224677986542
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature is 10.6 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: July (21 °C)
Coldest month: January (-1.5 °C)

Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 20.31 inch on 78 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

Months that have possible snowfall: January, February, March, November, and December

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 9 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 5.2 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Popular Activities



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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Budapest (Station Budapest VI. kerület)
clear sky     clear sky, -1.8 °C
Clouds: 0 %       Wind: 2 mph N
Air Pressure: 1037 hPa       Humidity: 65 %
Last updated: 7th Feb 2023, 07:32 pm
The next days …
8th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 202313th Feb 2023
sky is clear-1 °C to 2 °Csky is clear-1 °C to 2 °Cfew clouds-1 °C to 3 °Cbroken clouds-0 °C to 3 °Cscattered clouds3 °C to 8 °Cfew clouds2 °C to 8 °C
-1 °C to 2 °C-1 °C to 2 °C-1 °C to 3 °C-0 °C to 3 °C3 °C to 8 °C2 °C to 8 °C
Clouds: 7 %Clouds: 0 %Clouds: 12 %Clouds: 70 %Clouds: 48 %Clouds: 11 %
No PrecipitationNo PrecipitationNo PrecipitationNo PrecipitationNo PrecipitationNo Precipitation
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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Hungary: Regions

Budapest is part of the holiday destination Hungary. We analyzed the climate for additional regions, in order to provide you with information about the best time to visit and the expected holiday weather:

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