Annual mean 13°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
28.6 °C
Coldest
2.3 °C
Wettest
90%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
NW
3.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Budapest over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. The rainy (wet) season in Budapest runs from June to September, peaking in August with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to March; January is the driest month, at 21%. Winds in Budapest are highest in January, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Budapest come in August, when the sky is typically 46% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Budapest climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
4°C
1°C
-1°C
21%
68%
3.0 m/s
0
0
9
February
9°C
5°C
5°C
34%
67%
2.8 m/s
1
0
38
March
11°C
4°C
6°C
28%
65%
2.2 m/s
7
0
43
April
14°C
8°C
10°C
45%
61%
2.8 m/s
25
1
64
May
19°C
13°C
16°C
29%
61%
2.6 m/s
55
7
76
June
26°C
19°C
24°C
38%
55%
2.2 m/s
70
36
43
July
28°C
21°C
27°C
42%
52%
2.6 m/s
54
58
22
August
26°C
19°C
26°C
52%
46%
2.1 m/s
56
45
33
September
23°C
15°C
21°C
43%
55%
1.8 m/s
74
30
53
October
16°C
9°C
13°C
27%
56%
1.9 m/s
37
0
78
November
9°C
5°C
5°C
38%
66%
2.3 m/s
1
0
38
December
4°C
2°C
0°C
42%
68%
2.5 m/s
0
0
10
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Budapest weather by season
Year round, Budapest has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Budapest weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 2°CRain 32%
Winter in Budapest has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Budapest weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 34%
Spring in Budapest has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Budapest weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 44%
Summer in Budapest has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Budapest weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 36%
Autumn in Budapest has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Budapest?
The rainy (wet) season in Budapest runs from June to September, peaking in August with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to March; January is the driest month, at 21%.
What time of year is Budapest windiest?
Winds in Budapest are highest in January, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Budapest year round?
The average temperature in Budapest over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.