Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Budapest, Hungary weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Budapest, Hungary, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 2026-06-29; its coldest fell to -26°C on 1987-01-13.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
15°C2002-01-29
-14°C1987-01-13
7°C2002-01-28
-26°C1987-01-13
February
17°C1989-02-20
-12°C1985-02-12
10°C2024-02-10
-23°C1985-02-13
March
23°C1989-03-31
-5°C2018-03-01
11°C2024-03-31
-16°C2018-03-01
April
29°C2012-04-30
3°C1986-04-12
16°C2018-04-30
-3°C2003-04-09
May
31°C2003-05-07
7°C2019-05-06
21°C2005-05-30
2°C1980-05-15
June
38°C2026-06-29
12°C2006-06-02
26°C2026-06-29
6°C1997-06-01
July
38°C2007-07-20
16°C2000-07-16
27°C2007-07-20
10°C1989-07-18
August
36°C2000-08-20
13°C2010-08-31
26°C2017-08-05
9°C1981-08-31
September
33°C2008-09-07
11°C2007-09-05
22°C2015-09-17
4°C1987-09-30
October
26°C2009-10-08
4°C2003-10-24
16°C2023-10-21
-4°C1997-10-30
November
20°C2008-11-01
-6°C1988-11-24
13°C2002-11-15
-16°C1988-11-24
December
17°C1989-12-17
-14°C1996-12-27
10°C1989-12-17
-22°C1996-12-28

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
17°C1989-02-20
-14°C1987-01-13
10°C2024-02-10
-26°C1987-01-13
Spring (Mar–May)
31°C2003-05-07
-5°C2018-03-01
21°C2005-05-30
-16°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
38°C2026-06-29
12°C2006-06-02
27°C2007-07-20
6°C1997-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2008-09-07
-6°C1988-11-24
22°C2015-09-17
-16°C1988-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Budapest has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 2026-06-29
Lowest -14°C 1987-01-13

Low

Highest 27°C 2007-07-20
Lowest -26°C 1987-01-13

Feels-like

Highest 40°C 2026-06-30
Lowest -31°C 1987-01-13

Humidity

Highest 20.7 g/m³ 2010-08-15
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 1987-01-13

Wind

Highest 45 km/h 1990-03-01
Lowest 4 km/h 2007-12-24

Gust

Highest 101 km/h 1990-03-01
Lowest 7 km/h 1980-01-10

Precip

Wettest 47 mm 1999-06-22
Driest 38-day dry spell 1983-10-19

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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