Month by month
Budapest in August
July's heat plus Sziget and the national holiday. The busiest fortnight of the year.
The figures
- Avg high
- 27.1°C
- Avg low
- 17.2°C
- Sunshine
- 364 h
- Rain
- 61 mm
- Wet days
- 9 days
Thirty-year averages, 1995–2024, computed from daily observations. Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5)
August is hot, expensive and full, and it contains the two dates that define the Budapest calendar. Sziget — 11 to 15 August in 2026 — brings a very large festival crowd to Óbuda Island and fills accommodation across the city. 20 August, St Stephen's Day, is the national holiday, with the largest fireworks display in Hungary over the Danube and a river bank that is effectively impassable.
If either is why you are coming, book months ahead and enjoy it: 20 August on the water is one of the genuinely great things this city does. If neither is, these are the two weeks of the year to avoid.
Late August is meaningfully better than early. The heat eases, the festival crowd goes home, and by the last days the city is already tipping into September, which is the best time to be here.
What to know
- Sziget Festival: 11–15 August 2026, on Óbuda Island.
- 20 August (St Stephen's Day) — national holiday, fireworks over the Danube, shops shut.
- Several state museums are free on 20 August.
What is on this month
Sziget Festival
Óbudai-sziget (Hajógyári Island) · 2026-08-11 – 2026-08-15
St Stephen's Day — Hungary's national holiday
The Danube embankment and Kossuth tér · 2026-08-20
Where to stay
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Questions about this month
What is the weather like in Budapest in August?
The average daily high is 27.1°C and the average low 17.2°C, with around 61 mm of rain across 9 days and 364 hours of sunshine. These are averages of 30 years of daily observations (1995–2024).
Is August a good time to visit Budapest?
July's heat plus Sziget and the national holiday. The busiest fortnight of the year.
How busy is Budapest in August?
Peak by the standards of the Budapest year, and prices are highest. The table on the weather page compares all twelve months side by side.
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