When does spring start in Budapest?

[adelea]

I would love to spend some time in Budapest, but I am also not very fan of winters... So I'm wondering at what time does spring usually start/the weather become pleasant? I'm thinking warm enough to walk around without a jacket during daytime and still not terribly cold if going out at night...

Also, does it become very hot during summers?

Thank you

[Uski_Kata]

Hello Adele!

In this case the end of April or the beginning of May is your perfect time to visit Budapest. That time the weather is not too hot and not too cold so you can go outside without jacket or even sweater. But the weather can be really treacherous here and sometimes it rains a lot in spring.

In summer the weather is usually really hot and sunny about 26- 28 degrees. It can reach the 30 degree or more sometimes And of course there are cooling summer rains and at times big storms.

Hope this informations help you and you will have an enjoyable time here in Budapest!

[Zsolt_Hevesvari]

Hi there! This year the average daily temperature started going above 15 celsius around April, 20 celsius around June. That's pretty much how it goes most years, it gets warmer around early-mid April. Early May is almost always perfect springtime.

During summer, the highest daily temperature is mostly above 30, but getting above 37 is very rare. Average temp is around between 25 and 30 celsius.
Your best bet is to stay home or indoors between 11:30 and 14:30, stuff gets pretty sunburn-y around that time. June is usually cooler than July and August.

Also gather some info on which parts of Budapest you should visit and avoid.

[Akos_Radler]

Spring usually starts around April, but I would recommend to visit sometime later, because April is known to be very inconstant, meaning it's sunshine on one day, and rainy on the other.
May is typically sunny, and it's when the warmth kicks in. In 2016, mid May was 23C, late May was 27C.

Budapest has a lot of bars, where you can drink outside, (eg.: Bálna terasz) and they're mostly popular in the summer, not just because it's warmer, but the days last longer as well.

Summer does get hot. You can expect around 30C in July, and 32C in late August.
I'd still recommend to visit during the summer, because that's when the city really starts to "live".

Hope that helps

[Tibor_Szasz]

It's still good, however currently it's the exact time when fall starts to take effect. Spring happens around March / April. May is for sure a nice month already.

Summer can be hot, but nothing crazy, maybe a few extreme days. But don't take just my word for it. I was in the Sahara and I said "meh, this is it?" You can definitely hang around during all summer in outrageously minimal clothing.

[Mate_H_Nagy]

Hey,

if you want to be real sure, don't come before May. Winter is usually very tricky, and returns around march-april. However around May, spring is always here.

Summers are always very hot, last year we had three times three weeks from June-August with temperatures continuously above 30 celsius. This year it was a bit calmer as we had some rain all week.

[Feher_Regina]

Hmmm I would say you should come to Budapest around mid April or early May then. Usually April is already a pretty standard spring month, but there has been a year in which we had a snow storm during Easter holidays It's not a standard though.

If you don't plan to stay too long I would recommend early May though, since it's surely warmer, and there are more outdoor activities already. End of May can be a bit too warm though.

As for the summer: This year we constantly had temp. above 30°C, except for rainy days (then it got very cold suddenly, so everybody got sick lol).

[viktornagy]

Hi there!

Warm Spring starts around March or April, but sometimes there is still snowing in March. It becomes rarely nowadays.

During the Summer, the weather is pretty good, usually, it's 30-35 degrees at daytime, and 25-30 at night.

Let me know if u need any additional help

Viktor

[Vilmos_Agoston]

Simple answer: mid May
Long answer:
There is actually no spring anymore, gone with the climate chanege. In March it freezing and may even snowing, but on the next week it's hot. In april there is still a lot of raining, this is why I would suggest end of May.
In the summer (July-August) it can be hot (almost 40 Celsius, 100 Fahrenheit). It's actually feels worse due to high humidity.

[Zsofi_Reti]

Hi Adele,

Generally you should be fine from mid-April on, but a really safe bet is the beginning of May (most terrace places open on 1 May). As for summer, in the last few years it could really get scorching, especially in the city, between 11 am and 5 pm. I hope I helped and that you'll have a wonderful time in Budapest

[Judit_Kelemen]

In Budapest spring usually starts in April, but there are lot of weather uncertainties and changes. Remaining at the safe side I would recommend May, as in this month the weather is mostly nice, temperature varies between 20-26 Celsius at daytime and 12-17 at night. Summers are more hot recently, than were before, 32-25 celsius is quite common, sometimes 38-40 also occurs.

[adrienn_papp]

The spring starts in April but the weather can be various. May is the best to visit Budapest I think. it is not so hot yet but warm enough for sightseeing.
The summer is hot here usually. it can be easily above 30 especially in July and August.

I hope that I could help

[Eduard_Moldovan]

Hey Adele,

I’ll start with the second part: Budapest is lately extremely hot in summer. And when I say summer I mean July and August. I would definitely avoid these.
I’d say for nice walks outside I like March or April. It depends a bit on how actually cold or worm it is, but end of March, beginning of April should be a safe bet.

ed

[Renata_Toth]

Hi Adele!

March and April are very sassy, so I would suggest you to attempt to come in May if you want a relatively stable warm weather. It is also more likely to not to have rain, and more sunny hours.

Hope it helps

[Gabor_Szuhodoslzki]

Well,niceto meet you.Im in Austria at the moment.If you need visit Hungary nowdays,maybe reuired autumn wear.The spring will be start in approximately at the end of march.Are you need visit with friends?

Best regards Gábor

[Sandor_Pataki]

AS Vilmos_Agoston said https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Budapest

[Laszlo_Kindrusz]

Hi Adele,
I would say the spring starts in April, but in the last youple of years the weather was quite rapsodic, if you can manage you should come in late April.
In summers from late June it can be really hot, sometimes more than 35 C°.