Buda Weather in January
Buda in January
The short of it: Buda in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 34 mm · daylight 8 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Buda an average January high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 34 mm of rain. Buda's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -2° by night. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 51 min in mid-January, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Buda runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Budapest, 1 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
January in Buda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BudapestBudapest | 1 km ESE | 4° | -2° | 33 mm |
| Budapest I. kerületBudapest | 1 km SE | 4° | -2° | 33 mm |
| Budapest V. kerületBudapest | 1 km E | 4° | -2° | 33 mm |
| NaphegyPest County | 1 km SSW | 4° | -2° | 33 mm |
| Budapest XII. kerületBudapest | 2 km WSW | 4° | -2° | 33 mm |
| ÚjlipótvárosBudapest | 2 km NE | 4° | -1° | 33 mm |
| Budapest II. kerületBudapest | 2 km NNW | 4° | -2° | 34 mm |
| Budapest VI. kerületBudapest | 2 km E | 4° | -1° | 33 mm |