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Budapest vs Rotorua
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Budapest and Rotorua have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Rotorua is the wetter, with 203 mm more rain a year, and Budapest the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Budapest and Rotorua, in everyday terms.
Summers
Budapest has much hotter summers
Budapest: Warm
Rotorua: Mild
Winters
Rotorua has much milder winters
Budapest: Cold
Rotorua: Chilly
Rain & snow
Rotorua is wetter
Budapest: Moderate rainfall
Rotorua: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Budapest is sunnier
Budapest: Often cloudy
Rotorua: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Budapest and Rotorua run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Rotorua is the wetter — about 203 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Budapest has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Rotorua | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Difference | +20 | +17 | +9 | -1 | -8 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -9 | -1 | +9 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 |
| Rotorua | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Difference | +20 | +17 | +9 | -1 | -8 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 28 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Rotorua | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -9 | -1 | +9 | +17 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | -3 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -2 |
| Rotorua | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +8 | — | -7 | -12 | -15 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +5 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | -3 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| Rotorua | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +8 | — | -7 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -2 |
| Rotorua | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +5 | +12 |
Precipitation (mm) Rotorua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 26 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 72 | 61 | 65 | 43 | 93 | 63 | 52 | 34 |
| Rotorua | 63 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 67 | 58 | 77 |
| Difference | +37 | +16 | +22 | +25 | +5 | +21 | +19 | +32 | -28 | +4 | +6 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 26 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 72 | 61 |
| Rotorua | 63 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 82 |
| Difference | +37 | +16 | +22 | +25 | +5 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 65 | 43 | 93 | 63 | 52 | 34 |
| Rotorua | 84 | 75 | 66 | 67 | 58 | 77 |
| Difference | +19 | +32 | -28 | +4 | +6 | +44 |
Cloud cover (%) Rotorua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 69 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 72 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +6 | +2 | +6 | +13 | +19 | +13 | +11 | +4 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 69 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 60 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +6 | +2 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 55 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 72 |
| Rotorua | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Difference | +13 | +19 | +13 | +11 | +4 | +3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 91 | 86 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 87 | 91 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | -22 | -16 | -3 | +12 | +21 | +28 | +32 | +31 | +20 | +6 | -11 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 91 | 86 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 63 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 |
| Difference | -22 | -16 | -3 | +12 | +21 | +28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 59 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 87 | 91 |
| Rotorua | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +20 | +6 | -11 | -18 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Budapest trends → · Rotorua trends →
Methodology & sources
Budapest
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Budapest/pestszentlorinc, a weather station, about 13 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Rotorua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Taupo Aws, a weather station, about 68 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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