Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Budapest weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Budapest, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2026-06-30; its coldest fell to -23°C on 1987-01-31.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
16°C2002-01-29
-13°C1987-01-13
8°C1983-01-29
-23°C1987-01-31
February
19°C2019-02-28
-10°C1985-02-12
10°C2024-02-10
-21°C1987-02-01
March
24°C1989-03-31
-5°C2018-03-01
12°C2024-03-31
-15°C2018-03-01
April
30°C2012-04-30
2°C1986-04-12
16°C2018-04-30
-4°C2002-04-08
May
33°C2026-05-27
7°C1980-05-04
19°C2005-05-30
1°C2007-05-02
June
40°C2026-06-30
11°C2005-06-09
27°C2026-06-28
5°C1997-06-01
July
39°C2007-07-20
15°C2000-07-16
23°C2024-07-16
7°C2018-07-02
August
38°C2017-08-04
12°C2010-08-31
23°C2017-08-05
7°C1980-08-26
September
34°C2024-09-04
11°C2008-09-15
21°C2015-09-17
1°C2018-09-26
October
27°C2009-10-08
3°C1985-10-29
16°C2023-10-20
-7°C1997-10-28
November
20°C2025-11-01
-5°C1988-11-24
13°C2002-11-15
-16°C1988-11-24
December
18°C1989-12-17
-12°C2001-12-14
10°C1989-12-17
-19°C1995-12-29

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
19°C2019-02-28
-13°C1987-01-13
10°C2024-02-10
-23°C1987-01-31
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C2026-05-27
-5°C2018-03-01
19°C2005-05-30
-15°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
40°C2026-06-30
11°C2005-06-09
27°C2026-06-28
5°C1997-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2024-09-04
-5°C1988-11-24
21°C2015-09-17
-16°C1988-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Budapest has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 40°C 2026-06-30
Lowest -13°C 1987-01-13

Low

Highest 27°C 2026-06-28
Lowest -23°C 1987-01-31

Feels-like

Highest 50°C 2017-08-04
Lowest -33°C 1987-01-12

Humidity

Highest 19.1 g/m³ 2010-08-15
Lowest 1.1 g/m³ 1987-01-13

Wind

Highest 45 km/h 1990-03-01
Lowest 4 km/h 1982-01-19

Gust

Highest 101 km/h 1990-03-01
Lowest 7 km/h 1980-01-10

Precip

Wettest 47 mm 2024-06-26
Driest 13-day dry spell 1989-10-16

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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