Budapest has a temperate, transitional climate -somewhere between the mild, rainy weather of Transdanubia protected by the Alps to the west and the harsh, variable climate of the flat and open Great Plain to the east. Spring arrives early in April in Budapest and usually ends in showers. Summer can be very hot and humid. It rains for most of November and doesn't usually get cold until mid-December. Winter is relatively short, often cloudy and damp but sometimes brilliantly sunny. What little snow the city gets usually disappears after a few days. January is the coldest month (with temperatures between -4" and O"C) and July the hottest (18" to 23"C). The number of hours of sunshine a year averages about 2000 - among the highest in Europe; from April to the end of September, you can expect the sun to shine for about 10 hours a day. Mean annual precipitation is about 600mm.
For information on weather conditions in Budapest, click here: weather forecast
or ring the national weather forecast service from 8 am to 8 pm daily
- Phone: +36-1-212 2070
- Mobile: +36-90-304 621
You can also check out their web site at: www.met.hu.
