Budapest Weather in August
Budapest in August
The short of it: Budapest in August averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 17° · rain 47 mm · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
August in Budapest brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 17°, with about 47 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Budapest, with afternoons near 29°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-August, 81 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Budapest runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Budapest I. kerület, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Budapest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 13 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest I. kerületBudapest | 0 km SSW | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |
| BudaBudapest | 1 km WNW | 28° | 17° | 48 mm |
| Budapest V. kerületBudapest | 1 km E | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |
| NaphegyPest County | 2 km SW | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |
| Budapest VI. kerületBudapest | 2 km ENE | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |
| Budapest XII. kerületBudapest | 2 km WSW | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |
| ÚjlipótvárosBudapest | 2 km NNE | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |
| ErzsébetvárosBudapest | 2 km E | 29° | 17° | 47 mm |