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Hungary in October

Great month. Autumn colour, wine festivals; 23 October holiday.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
Medium
Hungary
Prices
Medium
Hungary

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Hungary

Autumn colour, wine festivals; 23 October holiday.

Is another month better than October?

No other month rates higher than October for Hungary in this guide.

Weather in October

  • Budapest and the north · Budapest, Danube Bend, Eger, Tokajbest weather

    Hot summers (35 °C (95 °F) 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, Hortobágybest weather

    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 itbest weather

    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 countiesbest weather

    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 shoresfine

    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, Szolnokbest weather

    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 lowlandsbest weather

    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 borderbest weather

    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, Gyulabest weather

    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 regionbest weather

    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 edgefine

    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 regionbest weather

    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.

  • Bácsalmás18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Balassagyarmat15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Balatonfüred16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Balatonszemes16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Balmazújváros17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Biatorbágy16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Budakeszi16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Budaörs15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bugac18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Cegléd17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Celldömölk16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Csenger15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Debrecen16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Dég17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Délegyháza16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dunakeszi16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Dunaújváros18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Edelény15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Eger16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Előszállás16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Encs15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Érd16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Esztergom16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Fonyód16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Füzesabony18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gödöllő15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Gönc14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gyenesdiás16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Győr16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Harkány17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hévíz16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hollókő15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Isaszeg16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jászberény15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kazincbarcika15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kecskemét17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Keszthely15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kiskunfélegyháza18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kiskunhalas18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kisvárda16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Komlóska16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Körmend15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kőszeg15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lenti16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Letenye16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lillafüred18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Marcali18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Martonvásár16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mátészalka15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mezőkövesd16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mezőtúr15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Miskolc14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mohács15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Monor15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mosonmagyaróvár16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nagykanizsa16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nagykőrös17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nyíregyháza15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nyírtass16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ócsa16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ózd15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Pacsa15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Pannonhalma18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pápa16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pécs17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pilisvörösvár16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Pomáz15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Putnok15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ráckeve17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Rétság15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Salgótarján15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sárospatak15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sátoraljaújhely14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Siófok16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Soltvadkert16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sopron15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sümeg15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szada16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Százhalombatta16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szeged18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Székesfehérvár16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szekszárd17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szentendre16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Szentgotthárd16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szerencs15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Szigetbecse18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Szigethalom16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Szigetszentmiklós18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Szigetújfalu16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szob16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szolnok16.7 °C (62 °F) / 6.8 °C (44 °F), 7 rain days
  • Szombathely15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Taksony17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tapolca16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tiszafüred16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tokaj18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Törökbálint16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Túrkeve16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 5 rain days
  • Vác16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Várpalota18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Verőce16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Veszprém15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Visegrád16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vonyarcvashegy16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Záhony15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zalaegerszeg15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zalakaros16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zalalövő16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zalaszentgrót16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zirc16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zsámbék15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °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.

  • 1956 Revolution Day

    23 Oct

    Commemorations; shops closed.

  • National Day (Oct 23)

    Budapest

    Commemorates the 1956 uprising; parades and some street closures.

  • 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
Medium
Prices · Hungary
Medium

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Oct: Great

    May: Great

  • Crowds

    Oct: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Oct: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Oct: 3

    May: 4

October: Autumn colour, wine festivals; 23 October holiday.

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

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

What to pack

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Where to go in October

Rated best or good this month

  • Budapest and the north

    Best weather of the year (Budapest, Danube Bend, Eger, Tokaj)

  • Great Plain and south

    Best weather of the year (Szeged, Pécs, Hortobágy)

  • Budapest

    Mild; Oct 23 holiday.

  • Balassagyarmat

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Biatorbágy

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Budakeszi

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Budaörs

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Bugac

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Cegléd

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Csenger

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Debrecen

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Dég

    Best months: Apr–Oct