Climate · Europe
Budapest climate, year-round
Hungary · Continental temperate · Updated May 2026
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Best for: Continental-EU nomads with a thermal-bath habit.
Year at a glance
Cells coloured by typical daytime average temperature. ★ = best months for nomads.
Jan
0°C
78%
1mm
Feb
2°C
72%
1mm
Mar
7°C
65%
1mm
Apr
12°C
62%
2mm
May
17°C
65%
3mm
Jun
20°C
65%
3mm
Jul
22°C
60%
2mm
Aug
22°C
62%
2mm
Sep
17°C
70%
2mm
Oct
12°C
75%
2mm
Nov
6°C
80%
2mm
Dec
2°C
82%
2mm
Summer peak
22°C
July · 60% humidity
Winter low
0°C
January · 78% humidity
Climate type
Continental temperate
Moderate summers, Humid winters
Field notes
Cold winters (around 0°C average in Jan), warm summers (peak 22°C Jul–Aug), with Danube fog adding atmosphere on shoulder months. Same Schengen-clock as the rest of EU.
Cost of living in Budapest: ~$1,480/mo
Mid-tier monthly across rent, food, transport, utilities, and coworking.
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Editorial estimates aggregated from public climatological summaries — typical monthly averages, not forecasts. Treat as order-of-magnitude. Microclimate, altitude, and recent extreme weather can swing these values significantly.