When to go · Hungary
Hungary in November
Mixed month. Grey and quiet; Christmas markets open late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Hungary
- Prices
- Low
- Hungary
Verdict
Grey and quiet; Christmas markets open late in the month.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- Budapest and the north · Budapest, Danube Bend, Eger, Tokajcool
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.
- Lake Balaton · Siófok, Tihany, Keszthely, Badacsonycool
Swimming season June–August; many resorts shut from October to April.
- Great Plain and south · Szeged, Pécs, Hortobágycool
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 itfine
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.Continental: July and August often 86 °F (30 °C)+, January around 32 °F (0 °C). 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 countiescool
Continental; July–August can pass 30 °C (86 °F), winters are cold and grey. May, June and September are the walking months.Continental; July–August can pass 86 °F (30 °C), winters are cold and grey. May, June and September are the walking months.
- Lake Balaton: Lake Balaton · Both shorescool
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, Szolnokfine
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.Continental and dry: hot summers (86 °F (30 °C)+), 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 lowlandsfine
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).July and August reach 86 °F (30 °C)+; the Bükk and Zemplén hills run 5–9 °F (3–5 °C) cooler and hold morning mist. January nights fall below 23 °F (-5 °C).
- Northern Hungary: Zemplén and Tokaj hills · northeast, along the Slovak borderfine
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, Gyulafine
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.Continental: cold winters, hot dry summers. May–June and September are the comfortable months; July–August is 86–95 °F (30–35 °C). 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 regioncool
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 edgecool
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 regionfine
Continental: warm summers around 28 °C (82 °F), cold winters near freezing; May–June and September are the best walking months.Continental: warm summers around 82 °F (28 °C), cold winters near freezing; May–June and September are the best walking months.
- Western Transdanubia: Őrség and Kőszeg hills · western border hillscold
Cooler and wetter than the plain; spring and early autumn are the reliable windows.
- Bácsalmás10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Balassagyarmat8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Balatonfüred9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Balatonszemes9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
- Balmazújváros9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Biatorbágy9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Budakeszi9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Budaörs8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Bugac10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
- Cegléd9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
- Celldömölk9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Csenger8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Debrecen9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Dég9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Délegyháza9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain days
- Dunakeszi8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Dunaújváros11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
- Edelény8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
- Eger8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
- Előszállás9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Encs8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Érd9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Esztergom8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Fonyód9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Füzesabony11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
- Gödöllő8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Gönc7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain days
- Gyenesdiás9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Győr9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Harkány10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Hévíz9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Hollókő7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Isaszeg9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Jászberény8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Kazincbarcika8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Kecskemét9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Keszthely8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Kiskunfélegyháza11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 8 rain days
- Kiskunhalas10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Kisvárda8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Komlóska9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Körmend8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Kőszeg8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Lenti9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Letenye9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Lillafüred11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
- Marcali11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
- Martonvásár9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
- Mátészalka8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Mezőkövesd8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Mezőtúr8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Miskolc7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Mohács9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 7 rain days
- Monor8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Mosonmagyaróvár9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
- Nagykanizsa9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Nagykőrös9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Nyíregyháza7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Nyírtass9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Ócsa9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Ózd7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days
- Pacsa8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Pannonhalma10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Pápa9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Pécs9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Pilisvörösvár9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Pomáz8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Putnok8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
- Ráckeve9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
- Rétság8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Salgótarján8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 10 rain days
- Sárospatak8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Sátoraljaújhely8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Siófok9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
- Soltvadkert9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Sopron8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Sümeg8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Szada9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Százhalombatta9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Szeged10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Székesfehérvár9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Szekszárd9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Szentendre9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
- Szentgotthárd9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Szerencs8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 11 rain days
- Szigetbecse11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Szigethalom9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Szigetszentmiklós11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Szigetújfalu9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Szob8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Szolnok9.5 °C (49 °F) / 2.4 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days49 °F (9.5 °C) / 36 °F (2.4 °C), 8 rain days
- Szombathely8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Taksony10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain days
- Tapolca9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Tiszafüred9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 10 rain days
- Tokaj11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain days
- Törökbálint9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Túrkeve9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 6 rain days
- Vác9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
- Várpalota11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Verőce9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Veszprém8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Visegrád9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Vonyarcvashegy9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
- Záhony7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 11 rain days
- Zalaegerszeg9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
- Zalakaros9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Zalalövő9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Zalaszentgrót9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
- Zirc9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
- Zsámbék8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 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.
All Saints' Day
1 Nov
Cemetery visits; shops closed.
Christmas markets
Vörösmarty tér and the Basilica square fill with stalls from late November; evenings are the busiest.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Hungary
- Low
- Prices · Hungary
- Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hungary, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
May: Medium
Prices
Nov: Low
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 2
May: 4
November: Grey and quiet; Christmas markets open late in the month.
May: One of the best months; outdoor terraces open.
Hungary: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket