Budapest, Hungary
Budapest
Budapest is a capital city in Hungary. It has a population of about 1,675,777 (2026). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now15°C
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Population1.68M
Local time14:51
47.50° N, 19.04° EElevation 104 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes1007, 1011–1016 …October: high / low17° / 8°
Rain this month40mm
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Budapest at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:13 · 17:4510 h 33 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:00Next holiday23 OctoberNational DayNext concert25 OctMoscow Death Brigade · Instant
Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month28°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthMay
69 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
34 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
4 of them World Heritage
How Budapest has grown
People living in the built-up area (368 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-9%1.92M in 1975 → 1.74M in 2025Weather in Budapest
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
15°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 28 km/h · humidity 61%
Today22 Oct16°10°8.4 mm
Fri23 Oct16°6°
Sat24 Oct10°7°1.8 mm
Sun25 Oct15°6°0.7 mm
Mon26 Oct17°7°1 mm
Tue27 Oct15°7°
Wed28 Oct18°10°
Thu29 Oct16°11°
Fri30 Oct16°7°
Sat31 Oct15°8°
When to go to Budapest
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 30 | 31 | 44 | 78 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 64 | 80 | 73 | 33 | 29 |
| High | 4° | 7° | 12° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 4° |
| Low | -2° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain (mm) | 39 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 69 | 77 | 57 | 64 | 50 | 40 | 56 | 51 |
| Wet days | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
What's on in Budapest
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Budapest's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Budapest
UNESCO0.3 km
Buda Castle
0.2 km
Széchenyi Chain BridgeBuilt 1840
1.2 km
Rudas Thermal Bath and Swimming PoolBuilt 1550
UNESCO1.1 km
Former building of Postal Savings Bank BudapestUNESCO2.7 km
Andrássy útBuilt 1876
0.7 km
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church, Tabán
Museum3.4 km
Museum of Fine Arts, BudapestBuilt 1906
Museum2.1 km
House of Terror MuseumBuilt 2002More museums: 365 Oldtimer Museum · The Bastion of Liberty · The Budapest bridges on the Danube · Angyalföldi Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény · Bibliamúzeum · Borsos Miklós Emléklakás · Budapest Retro Museum · Labyrinth of Buda Castle · Budavári Mátyás-templom Egyházművészeti Gyűjteménye · Cinema Mystica Budapest · Cseh Tamás archívum · Csonka János Emlékkiállítás
Outdoors around Budapest
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Viewpoints73Climbing16Camp sites10Water parks5Hot springs & thermal baths3Zoos3Golf courses3Aquariums2Theme parks2Mountain huts1
Fortuna campingCamp sites
1 kmBudakeszi VadasparkZoos
1.6 kmCsillebérci Szabadidő és Ifjúsági KözpontCamp sites
3.1 kmPalatinus BathWater parks
3.3 kmTropicariumAquariums
3.4 kmDandár Thermal BathHot springs & thermal baths
3.4 kmNormafa sípályaSki area · 2 km of pistes · 1 lifts
5.7 kmBabos Síklub, Fogarasi Nordica SíiskolaSki area · 0 km of pistes · 1 lifts
7.1 kmDobogókő SípályaSki area · 1 km of pistes · 1 lifts
27 kmNagyvillám Sípálya VisegrádSki area · 2 km of pistes · 12 lifts
34 kmSzenteltvíz BúvárközpontDive site
2.2 kmNautilus BúvárboltDive site
2.4 kmAqua Dive BúváregyesületDive site
2.4 kmAbyss BúvárközpontDive site
2.5 kmNature around Budapest
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Hungary seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Budapest
Earthquakes around Budapest
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record28within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.8Ecser 3 km ←1956 · 19 km
5.2Balatonfűzfő 2 km ↓1985 · 90 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 20 · 1 km
Neogene · 7Paleogene · 11Triassic · 2
Formations around the town
Upper Cyrena Formation · 1Tard Clay · 1Rákos Limestone · 1Kiscell Clay · 1Kiscell Formation · 1Fődolomit · 1Dachstein Limestone · 1Buda Marl · 1
Ammonites · 1Rhabdoceras
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 8
Cities and settlements
Theatres and amphitheatres
Universities and research institutes
Eötvös Loránd UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1635
Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1635
Semmelweis EgyetemUniversity or college · founded 1769
Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1782
Society for the Dissemination of Scientific KnowledgeUniversity or college · founded 1841
University of Veterinary MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1851
Eötvös József GimnáziumUniversity or college · founded 1854
Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in HungaryUniversity or college · founded 1855
Budapest University of Economics and BusinessUniversity or college · founded 1857
University of Theatre and Film ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1865
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and DesignUniversity or college · founded 1870
Hungarian University of Fine ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1871
Budapest University of Jewish StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1877
Obuda UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1879
Baptist Theological AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1893
Budapesti Fazekas Mihály Gyakorló Általános Iskola és GimnáziumUniversity or college · founded 1911
Puskás Tivadar Távközlési TechnikumUniversity or college · founded 1912
Corvinus University of BudapestUniversity or college · founded 1920
Hungarian University of Sports ScienceUniversity or college · founded 1925
Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and DevelopmentUniversity or college · founded 1981
Országos Lelkipásztori IntézetUniversity or college · founded 1987
John Wesley Theological CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1987
Szent Pál AkadémiaUniversity or college · founded 1990
Dharma Gate Buddhist CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1991
European Distance and E-Learning NetworkUniversity or college · founded 1991
International Business SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1991
Pentecostal Theological CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1991
Dennis Gabor UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
Edutus EgyetemUniversity or college · founded 1992
Sola Scriptura Teológiai FőiskolaUniversity or college · founded 1992
Mathias Corvinus CollegiumUniversity or college · founded 1996
Baár-Madas Református GimnáziumUniversity or college · founded 1997
Bhaktivedanta Hittudományi FőiskolaUniversity or college · founded 1998
Sapientia College of Theology of Religious OrdersUniversity or college · founded 1998
University of Applied Science BudapestUniversity or college · founded 2000
Andrássy University BudapestUniversity or college · founded 2001
Wekerle Business SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2006
Aquincum Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2007
King Sigismund Business SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2009
Ludovika University of Public ServiceUniversity or college · founded 2012
Central European University - Budapest CampusUniversity or college
Hungarian Dance UniversityUniversity or college
Lutheran Theological UniversityUniversity or college
Nemzeti Szakképzési és Felnőttképzési HivatalUniversity or college
Tomori Pál CollegeUniversity or college
Zrínyi Miklós National Defence UniversityUniversity or college
Csillagászati és Földtudományi Kutatóközpont Konkoly Thege Miklós Csillagászati IntézetResearch institute · founded 1871
National Center for EpidemiologyResearch institute · founded 1927
ELTE Research Centre for LinguisticsResearch institute · founded 1949
ELTE Research Centre for the HumanitiesResearch institute · founded 1949
HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1949
Institute for Soil SciencesResearch institute · founded 1949
Institute of HistoryResearch institute · founded 1949
HUN-REN Alfréd Rényi Institute of MathematicsResearch institute · founded 1950
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1950
Institute for Atomic Energy ResearchResearch institute · founded 1950
Institute for Particle and Nuclear PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1950
Institute for Solid State Physics and OpticsResearch institute · founded 1950
Institute for MusicologyResearch institute · founded 1951
HUN-REN Institute of Experimental MedicineResearch institute · founded 1952
Institute of Ecology and BotanyResearch institute · founded 1952
Országos Pszichiátriai és Neurológiai IntézetResearch institute · founded 1953
Agricultural Economics Nonprofit Kft.Research institute · founded 1954
Institute for Technical Physics and Materials ScienceResearch institute · founded 1956
Frédéric Joliot-Curie National Research Institute for Radiobiology and RadiohygieneResearch institute · founded 1957
Gottsegen National Cardiovascular CenterResearch institute · founded 1957
Institute of PhilosophyResearch institute · founded 1957
Central Environmental and Food Science Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1959
Institute for SociologyResearch institute · founded 1963
HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and ControlResearch institute · founded 1964
Geographical InstituteResearch institute · founded 1967
Institute of EthnologyResearch institute · founded 1967
Hungarian Demographic Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1968
Institute of Art HistoryResearch institute · founded 1969
Institute of Molecular Life SciencesResearch institute · founded 1970
National Institute of CriminologyResearch institute · founded 1971
Institute of EconomicsResearch institute · founded 1973
Institute of World EconomicsResearch institute · founded 1973
Institute of Aquatic EcologyResearch institute · founded 1976
Hungarian Astronomical AssociationResearch institute · founded 1989
Budapest from above
Around Budapest45 places to see, do and reach nearby
Molnár János CaveNature2.2 kmBátori CaveNature7.5 kmLake GőtésNature11 kmPál-völgy CaveNature4.3 kmSzemlő-hegy CaveNature3.5 kmFerenc-hegyi CaveNature3.9 kmMargaret Island, BudapestNature3.3 kmÓbuda IslandNature5.9 kmPilisMountain25 kmDobogó-kőMountain27 kmPrédikálószékMountain28 kmNagy-KopaszMountain14 kmKutya HillMountain17 kmNagy-CsikóvárMountain21 kmNormafa sípályaSki area5.7 kmBabos Síklub, Fogarasi Nordica SíiskolaSki area7.1 kmDobogókő SípályaSki area27 kmNagyvillám Sípálya VisegrádSki area34 kmSzenteltvíz BúvárközpontDive site2.2 kmNautilus BúvárboltDive site2.4 kmAqua Dive BúváregyesületDive site2.4 kmBuda CastleMonument0.3 kmSzéchenyi Chain BridgeMonument0.2 kmRudas Thermal Bath and Swimming PoolMonument1.2 kmFormer building of Postal Savings Bank BudapestMonument1.1 kmAndrássy útMonument2.7 kmSaint Catherine of Alexandria Church, TabánMonument0.7 kmMolnár János CaveMonument2.2 kmBuilding of the Hungarian Culture FoundationMonument0.7 kmMuseum of Fine Arts, BudapestMuseum3.4 kmHouse of Terror MuseumMuseum2.1 kmHungarian National GalleryMuseum0.2 kmMuseum of Applied ArtsMuseum2.5 kmHall of ArtsMuseum3.4 kmBudapest-DéliStation1.2 kmBudapest-NyugatiStation1.9 kmBudapest-KeletiStation3.3 kmJégverem utca (Clark Ádám tér)Ferry port0.2 kmAkadémia 1. pontonFerry port0.4 kmBudakesziPlace8.6 kmÉrdPlace15 kmVecsésPlace21 kmPomázPlace16 kmBudaörsPlace7.4 kmTörökbálintPlace12 km
Postal codes
10071011–10161021–10291031–10391041–10481051–10561061–10681071–10781081–10891091–10981101–11081111–11191121–11261131–11391141–11491151–11581161–11651171–11741181–118611881191–11961201–12051211–12151221–12251237–1239
Getting to Budapest
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportBUD
18 kmSliač AirportSLD
127 kmM. R. Štefánik AirportBTS
156 kmBudapest-DéliRailway station
1.2 kmBudapest-NyugatiRailway station
1.9 kmBudapest-KeletiRailway station
3.3 kmJégverem utca (Clark Ádám tér)Ferry port
0.2 kmAkadémia 1. pontonFerry port
0.4 kmPlaces near Budapest
Places with a climate like Budapest
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Budapest?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Budapest.
What is the hottest month in Budapest?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28°C and lows of 17°C.
What is the coldest month in Budapest?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 4°C and lows of -2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Budapest?
May is the wettest month with about 69 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.
What is the postal code of Budapest?
Budapest has 161 postal codes: 1007, 1011–1016, 1021–1029, 1031–1039, 1041–1048, 1051–1056, 1061–1068, 1071–1078, 1081–1089, 1091–1098, 1101–1108, 1111–1119 ….