Budapest, Hungary climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Budapest has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 83°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Around 24 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in September (3.7 inches) and easing off in January (1.0 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 83°F in July.

About 15 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 26°F in January.

About 58 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 24 in of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.6 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Budapest climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	38	42	52	64	73	79	83	83	72	62	49	39
Avg temp (°F)	32	36	44	55	63	69	73	73	63	53	43	33
Avg low (°F)	26	28	35	44	52	59	62	62	53	44	37	28
Precipitation (in)	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.6	2.8	2.4	2.6	1.7	3.7	2.5	2.0	1.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	38	42	52	64	73	79
Avg temp (°F)	32	36	44	55	63	69
Avg low (°F)	26	28	35	44	52	59
Precipitation (in)	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.6	2.8	2.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	83	83	72	62	49	39
Avg temp (°F)	73	73	63	53	43	33
Avg low (°F)	62	62	53	44	37	28
Precipitation (in)	2.6	1.7	3.7	2.5	2.0	1.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	8	8	7	10	8	8	7	7	8	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	3	6	6	0.3	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	15	13	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	8	8	7	10	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	3
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	15	13	8	1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	7	7	8	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	6	6	0.3	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	2	6	12

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	69	68	65	62	63	60	55	50	59	62	70	72
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	6	5	5	7	9	7	6	3	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	8	10	10	11	12	13	12	10	10	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	18	16	16	14	15	13	11	9	13	14	18	19
Relative humidity (%)	91	86	77	69	66	63	59	58	66	76	87	91
Wind speed (mph)	5.9	6.2	6.3	5.8	5.3	5.0	5.1	4.5	5.1	5.2	5.4	5.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	69	68	65	62	63	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	6	5	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	8	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	18	16	16	14	15	13
Relative humidity (%)	91	86	77	69	66	63
Wind speed (mph)	5.9	6.2	6.3	5.8	5.3	5.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	55	50	59	62	70	72
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	9	7	6	3	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	10	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	9	13	14	18	19
Relative humidity (%)	59	58	66	76	87	91
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	4.5	5.1	5.2	5.4	5.5

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.

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.

How we build these numbers →