When to go · Budapest
Budapest, month by month
The best months for Budapest: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold; baths are at their best.Budapest and the north, Hungary: coolCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedCold and grey; short days.Budapest and the north, Hungary: coolCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodCool; Mar 15 is a national holiday.Budapest and the north, Hungary: coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodMild; spring blossom.Budapest and the north, Hungary: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatWarm; good for walking.Budapest and the north, Hungary: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatWarm; long evenings.Budapest and the north, Hungary: best weatherCrowds: High
- JulyMixedHot; do the hill early.Budapest and the north, Hungary: hotCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedHot; Aug 20 fireworks and crowds.Budapest and the north, Hungary: hotCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatWarm; wine-harvest season.Budapest and the north, Hungary: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatMild; Oct 23 holiday.Budapest and the north, Hungary: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- NovemberMixedCool and grey.Budapest and the north, Hungary: coolCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGoodCold; Christmas markets.Budapest and the north, Hungary: coolCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Budapest, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jun: 0
May: Warm; good for walking.
June: Warm; long evenings.
Budapest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.