Budapest, Hungary climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Budapest, Hungary, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 27°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -3°C.
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants and its greater metro area has a population of about 3.3 million, representing one-third of the country's population and producing more than 40% of the country's economic output. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-09-04. Each reading placed on Budapest, Hungary's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Budapest average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Budapest, Hungary, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is February (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -3°C | 0 mm |
| February | 5°C | -2°C | 3 mm |
| March | 10°C | 1°C | 0 mm |
| April | 16°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 21°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| June | 25°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| September | 22°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| October | 16°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| November | 8°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| December | 3°C | -2°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 40°C on 2026-06-30
- Coldest day on record: -23°C on 1987-01-31
Percentiles compare each day to Budapest, Hungary's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →