How extreme does Budapest's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Budapest has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1973–present), from the Budapest/Pestszentlorinc station 13 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Budapest has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jul 20, 2007

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Budapest (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 20, 2007

2 103°F Aug 14, 2003

3 103°F Jul 18, 2007

❄️ Coldest night

-8°F Jan 13, 1987

About 34°F colder than a normal January night in Budapest (typical low near 26°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -8°F Jan 13, 1987

2 -1°F Feb 13, 1985

3 -1°F Feb 14, 1985

🌧️ Most rain in one day

12.52 in Sep 30, 1992

More rain in a single day than Budapest usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 12.52 in Sep 30, 1992

2 11.22 in Sep 3, 1993

3 4.25 in Oct 6, 1992

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Budapest's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Budapest's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −8°F. A single day has delivered over 13 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

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.

How we build these numbers →

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