Pest, Budapest, Hungary climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Pest, Budapest, Hungary, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 29°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -5°C.
Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873. Prior to this, it was an independent city. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Pest, Budapest, Hungary's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Pest average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Pest, Budapest, Hungary, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is April (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -5°C | 0 mm |
| February | 4°C | -4°C | 0 mm |
| March | 11°C | 0°C | 0 mm |
| April | 16°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 22°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| November | 9°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| December | 3°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 41°C on 2007-07-20
- Coldest day on record: -29°C on 1987-01-13
Percentiles compare each day to Pest, Budapest, Hungary's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →