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Hungary in August

Mixed month. Sziget Festival and 20 August fireworks; book early.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Hungary
Prices
High
Hungary

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Hungary

Sziget Festival and 20 August fireworks; book early.

Is another month better than August?

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

  • Budapest and the north · Budapest, Danube Bend, Eger, Tokajhot

    Hot summers (35 °C (95 °F) spells) and cold, foggy winters; spring and autumn are best.

  • Lake Balaton · Siófok, Tihany, Keszthely, Badacsonybest weather

    Swimming season June–August; many resorts shut from October to April.

  • Great Plain and south · Szeged, Pécs, Hortobágyhot

    The sunniest, hottest part of the country; Pécs has a milder, Mediterranean touch.

  • Central Hungary: Budapest and Pest County · Danube valley and the hills around ithot

    Continental: July and August often 30 °C (86 °F)+, January around 0 °C (32 °F). May, June, September and early October are the walking months; the Buda hills and Pilis hold mud after rain.

  • Central Transdanubia: Central Transdanubia · Fejér, Veszprém and Komárom-Esztergom countieshot

    Continental; July–August can pass 30 °C (86 °F), winters are cold and grey. May, June and September are the walking months.

  • Lake Balaton: Lake Balaton · Both shoresbest weather

    Water is warmest late July to mid-August; the lake is shallow, so yesterday's air temperature is a fair guide to today's water. Storms arrive fast in June–August.

  • Northern Great Plain: Great Plain · Debrecen, Hortobágy, Nyíregyháza, Szolnokhot

    Continental and dry: hot summers (30 °C (86 °F)+), cold winters, and the steppe wind year-round. May–June and September are the comfortable windows.

  • Northern Hungary: Eger / Miskolc basin · Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén lowlandshot

    July and August reach 30 °C (86 °F)+; the Bükk and Zemplén hills run 3–5 °C (5–9 °F) cooler and hold morning mist. January nights fall below -5 °C (23 °F).

  • Northern Hungary: Zemplén and Tokaj hills · northeast, along the Slovak borderhot

    Harvest (szüret) runs late August to October and is the busiest cellar season; autumn here is long and dry.

  • Southern Great Plain: Southern Great Plain · Szeged, Kecskemét, Baja, Gyulahot

    Continental: cold winters, hot dry summers. May–June and September are the comfortable months; July–August is 30–35 °C (86–95 °F). The region is Hungary's driest, so rain rarely ruins a day.

  • Southern Transdanubia: Pécs and the Mecsek · hills and basin in the centre of the regionhot

    Warmest and driest part of Hungary; the Mecsek hills take the edge off July heat. May, June, September and early October are the walking months.

  • Southern Transdanubia: Harkány / Hévíz spa belt · south border and the north-west edgehot

    Thermal water is open year-round, but outdoor pools and the surrounding guesthouse trade peak July–August.

  • Western Transdanubia: Győr / Sopron plain · northern half of the regionhot

    Continental: warm summers around 28 °C (82 °F), cold winters near freezing; May–June and September are the best walking months.

  • Western Transdanubia: Őrség and Kőszeg hills · western border hillsfine

    Cooler and wetter than the plain; spring and early autumn are the reliable windows.

  • Bácsalmás29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 7 rain days
  • Balassagyarmat26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Balatonfüred27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Balatonszemes27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days
  • Balmazújváros28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Biatorbágy28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Budakeszi27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Budaörs26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bugac29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Cegléd28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Celldömölk27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Csenger26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Debrecen28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 7 rain days
  • Dég28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Délegyháza28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Dunakeszi27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Dunaújváros28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Edelény26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Eger27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Előszállás28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Encs26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Érd28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Esztergom27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Fonyód27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Füzesabony28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gödöllő26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gönc25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gyenesdiás27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Győr27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Harkány28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hévíz26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hollókő26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Isaszeg27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Jászberény27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kazincbarcika26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kecskemét28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Keszthely26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kiskunfélegyháza28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kiskunhalas29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kisvárda27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Komlóska27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 11 rain days
  • Körmend26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kőszeg26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lenti26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Letenye26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lillafüred28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Marcali28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Martonvásár27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mátészalka26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mezőkövesd27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mezőtúr27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Miskolc25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mohács27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days
  • Monor26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days
  • Mosonmagyaróvár27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Nagykanizsa26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Nagykőrös28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nyíregyháza26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Nyírtass27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ócsa27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ózd26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pacsa26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pannonhalma28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Pápa27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days
  • Pécs28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pilisvörösvár27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pomáz27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Putnok26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ráckeve28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Rétság27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Salgótarján27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sárospatak26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sátoraljaújhely25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Siófok28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days
  • Soltvadkert28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days
  • Sopron27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sümeg26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Szada27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Százhalombatta28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szeged29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Székesfehérvár27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szekszárd28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szentendre28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Szentgotthárd27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Szerencs25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Szigetbecse28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Szigethalom27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szigetszentmiklós28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days
  • Szigetújfalu27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szob27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Szolnok28.7 °C (84 °F) / 16.2 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Szombathely26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Taksony27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tapolca27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tiszafüred26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tokaj28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Törökbálint28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Túrkeve28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days
  • Vác27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Várpalota28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Verőce27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Veszprém26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Visegrád27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vonyarcvashegy27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Záhony26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zalaegerszeg26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zalakaros27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zalalövő26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zalaszentgrót27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zirc27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Zsámbék27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days

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.

  • St Stephen's Day big impact

    20 Aug

    Fireworks over the Danube, Street of Hungarian Flavours at the castle; central Budapest closed and packed.

  • Sziget Festival check

    Budapest

    A week-long music festival on Óbudai-sziget island; hundreds of thousands attend, hotels fill and prices spike across the city.

  • National holidays

    Mar 15, Aug 20 and Oct 23 · Budapest

    Parades and fireworks; streets near the river close and crowds are large.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Hungary
High
Prices · Hungary
High

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Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hungary, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 3

    May: 4

August: Sziget Festival and 20 August fireworks; book early.

May: One of the best months; outdoor terraces open.

Hungary: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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