Budapest city break - weather guide
Budapest city break travel guide. Budapest weather and events calendar
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Sunrise: 08:06 Sunset: 16:01
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Sunrise: 08:06 Sunset: 16:02
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Sunrise: 08:05 Sunset: 16:03
Budapest weather is Continental, which means warm to hot summers and very cold winters. There are four distinct seasons although the weather can vary greatly within these seasons. Budapest weather can be influenced by Atlantic depressions, warm air from the Mediterranean and Siberian blasts from the east.
Summers can see prolonged hot periods of 32-35°C broken by cooler periods of rain when temperatures could drop below 20°C. Summer can be humid with sultry evenings.
As with so many cities, spring and autumn can be the best times for a Budapest city break. Spring is usually very pleasant in Budapest with lots of sunshine and scattered showers. April can see 'summer' temperatures although there can be cold snaps even in mid-May.
In Autumn, temperatures can stay above 20°C until the end of October but nights are much cooler and overnight frosts can start in mid-October. November is often wet, possibly with the first snow showers of winter.
Winter weather is hard to predict in Budapest. Mild weather can be followed by snowstorms or bitterly cold air from Russia with -15°C to -20°C not unusual. Fog is relatively common and can last for lengthy periods.
January: New Year concerts, operettas and waltzes
February: Budapest Opera Ball, first organised in 1886, with international and top Hungarian opera singers performing.
March: Spring Festival - Annual cultural event attracting huge numbers. Classical music, opera, dance, theatre, jazz, folk music and dance as well as exhibitions.
June - August: Summer on the Chain Bridge - bridge is open to pedestrians only with stalls selling crafts and food.
July: Jazz Jam - international jazz festival.
Late July: Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix attracts huge numbers of visitors to Budapest with the Hungaroring race circuit near the capital.
August: The Arts and Crafts festival in Buda's Castle district.
Sziget Festival - one of Europe's biggest music festivals and a massive Budapest event. Held in August on Óbuda Island (Sziget means 'Island) every year. Over five days with nearly 1000 performances on 30 different stages/platforms. Sziget attracts around 400,000 visitors, many from western Europe, to enjoy all sorts of music from hard rock to jazz. You can camp on the island.
September: Wine Festival with dances, auctions of wine, election of Wine Queen.
October: Autumn Festival with wide range of musical and cultural events. Also the Budapest Marathon in early October attracting an international field of runners who race through the historical sections of the city.
December: Christmas Fair on Vorosmarty Square in Pest.
New Year's Eve Ball at the Opera House in Pest.
Lake Balaton, near Budapest, is Hungary's largest lake
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