Budapest, Hungary — Climate
Budapest Weather
With the Alps to the west and the flat, open Great Plain to the east, Budapest's climate is accented with warm summers and bitterly cold winters, with plenty of rain all year round. Winters are fairly short, the very cold weather arriving in mid-December, usually cloudy and damp with odd bright sunny days and frequent, but light, snow. In summer, from April to September, Budapest has a high proportion of sunny, warm days with relatively high humidity, the sun shining for about 10 hours a day.
Average Temperatures and Rainfall in Budapest
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (inches) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Rainfall (cm) | 32 | 31 | 28 | 38 | 53 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 51 | 40 |
| Min Temp (°C) | -4 °C | -2 °C | 2 °C | 6 °C | 11 °C | 14 °C | 15 °C | 14 °C | 11 °C | 7 °C | 2 °C | -2 °C |
| Max Temp (°C) | 1 °C | 4 °C | 10 °C | 16 °C | 21 °C | 24 °C | 26 °C | 26 °C | 22 °C | 16 °C | 8 °C | 3 °C |
| Min Temp (°F) | 25 °F | 28 °F | 36 °F | 43 °F | 52 °F | 57 °F | 59 °F | 57 °F | 52 °F | 45 °F | 36 °F | 28 °F |
| Max Temp (°F) | 34 °F | 39 °F | 50 °F | 61 °F | 70 °F | 75 °F | 79 °F | 79 °F | 72 °F | 61 °F | 46 °F | 37 °F |
| Good Weather | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
