When to go · Budapest
Budapest in October
Great month. Mild; Oct 23 holiday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Hungary overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Hungary overall
Verdict
Mild; Oct 23 holiday.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Budapest in this guide.
Weather in October
- Budapest and the north, Hungary · Budapest, Danube Bend, Eger, Tokajbest weather
Hot summers (35 °C (95 °F) spells) and cold, foggy winters; spring and autumn are best.Hot summers (95 °F (35 °C) spells) and cold, foggy winters; spring and autumn are best.
Autumn season
Mild, fewer crowds, the wine-harvest season.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
National Day (Oct 23)
Commemorates the 1956 uprising; parades and some street closures.
National holidays
Mar 15, Aug 20 and Oct 23
Parades and fireworks; streets near the river close and crowds are large.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Hungary overall
- Medium
- Prices · Hungary overall
- Medium
Hungary overall: Autumn colour, wine festivals; 23 October holiday.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Budapest, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
May: Great
Crowds
Oct: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
May: 2
October: Mild; Oct 23 holiday.
May: Warm; good for walking.
Budapest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.