Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 41% of the busiest month (August).
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What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with September.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 8.4/10
Overnight stays are 66% of the busiest month.
Based on Pest regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 75°F
- Daylight
- about 13 hours
- Crowds
- Busy
About 6 rain days in a typical September, with about 13 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Price context. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €40 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Pest, including Szentendre and Danube Bend. Conditions vary within the region.
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September at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 8.4/10
Overnight stays are 66% of the busiest month.
About 6 rain days in a typical September, with about 13 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the September guide- Afternoon high
- 75°F
- Night low
- 54°F
- Sea temperature
- —
- Rain days
- 6
- Daylight
- 12h 39m
- Crowds
- Busy
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | September | 8.4 | 9.0/10 Excellent | Busy | Cheap | 75°F | 54°F | 6 | 12h 39m |
| #2 | April | 8.4 | 8.4/10 Very good | Moderate | Cheap | 65°F | 43°F | 6 | 13h 34m |
| #3 | May | 8.3 | 9.0/10 Excellent | Busy | Cheap | 73°F | 50°F | 9 | 15h 04m |
| #4 | June | 7.9 | 8.6/10 Very good | Busy | Cheap | 82°F | 59°F | 8 | 15h 56m |
| #5 | October | 7.9 | 7.9/10 Very good | Busy | Cheap | 63°F | 44°F | 6 | 10h 58m |
| #6 | March | 7.8 | 6.6/10 Good | Moderate | Cheap | 55°F | 35°F | 7 | 11h 49m |
| #7 | November | 7.1 | 5.6/10 Good | Moderate | Cheap | 51°F | 36°F | 8 | 9h 22m |
| #8 | February | 7.1 | 5.2/10 Good | Moderate | Cheap | 46°F | 29°F | 6 | 10h 14m |
| #9 | August | 6.9 | 8.2/10 Very good | Peak | Cheap | 85°F | 61°F | 6 | 14h 19m |
| #10 | July | 6.9 | 8.0/10 Very good | Peak | Cheap | 85°F | 62°F | 7 | 15h 37m |
| #11 | January | 6.8 | 4.8/10 Fair | Moderate | Cheap | 41°F | 27°F | 9 | 8h 51m |
| #12 | December | 6.6 | 4.7/10 Fair | Moderate | Cheap | 43°F | 30°F | 9 | 8h 29m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · September
September
- High
- 75°F
- Low
- 54°F
- Rain
- 6 days
- Crowds
- Busy
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Pest regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 2.4 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: April to October. No month has a poor weather score.
Peak-season months: July to August. No month falls in low season.
The two busiest months account for 26% of annual overnight stays.
Historical hotel revenue here is estimated at €43 per guest-night in August and €36 in January.
Euro figures use the 2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
April, outside the busy season.
Very good or better April to October. May and September share the highest displayed weather score (9.0/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: April.
Lower prices
January to March.
These are three lower-price months on the historical regional hotel series. The lowest monthly estimate is €36 in hotel revenue per guest-night in February. It uses the 2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index. These are seasonal estimates, not current booking quotes.
School holidays
Summer break meets the busy season.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season. Spring break (March–April) falls in moderate season.
Local school holiday dates are unavailable in our calendar; this does not mean schools are open.
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Moderate visitor levels throughout.
41–46°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter start, a busier finish.
March and April fall in moderate season; May falls in busy season.
55–73°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
A busy season for visitors.
June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season.
82–85°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September and October fall in busy season; November falls in moderate season.
51–75°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Around Budapest.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | HU12 · Pest |
| Region type | Countryside (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 0%, coastal 0%, mountain 0%; median ground height 128 m) |
| Population used | 1.3 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | Not checked here: no open station data or official averages to compare with yet. Where we could check, afternoon highs came within 1°F (0.6°C) of local stations and 2°F (1.0°C) of official averages in countries without open data. |
| Climate index | HCI:Urban, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 49% |
| Accommodation mix | 85% hotels, 4% camping |
| Hotel rates | KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing) |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 72 |
| Daylight latitude | 47.41° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are regional where the page says so (KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing)), otherwise national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.