Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Budapest across the year
Best-looking months for Budapest: May, Sep, Oct.
- JanMixedLowLowNone listed
- FebMixedLowLowNone listed
- MarGoodLowLow2 events
- AprGoodMediumMedium2 events
- MayGreatMediumMedium2 events
- JunGreatHighMediumNone listed
- JulMixedHighHigh1 event
- AugMixedHighHigh3 events
- SepGreatMediumMedium1 event
- OctGreatMediumMedium2 events
- NovMixedLowLow1 event
- DecGoodHighHigh2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
August in Budapest
- WeatherMixed
- Hot; Aug 20 fireworks and crowds.Based on: Voykit month rating for Budapest
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Hungary overall. Sziget Festival and 20 August fireworks; book early.Based on: Hungary overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Hungary overall.Based on: Hungary overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: Sziget Festival; St Stephen's Day (Aug 20); National holidays.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Sziget FestivalcheckA week-long music festival on Óbudai-sziget island; hundreds of thousands attend, hotels fill and prices spike across the city.
- St Stephen's Day (Aug 20)Fireworks over the Danube and a military parade; the riverbanks are packed from early evening.
- National holidays (Mar 15, Aug 20 and Oct 23)Parades and fireworks; streets near the river close and crowds are large.