The visitor season
Peak season, nationally.
August records 100% of August's overnight stays. 7 of 8 regions are in peak season against their own year. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
A good place. At the right time.
Hungary
in August.
Is August a good time?
All 8 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.
National overnight stays are 100% of the August peak.
- Regional afternoon highs
- 83–86°F
- Very good weather
- 8 / 8 regions
Similar weather scores do not mean similar visitor seasons or hotel prices across regions.
Find your August baseBased on 8 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.
One month. 8 possibilities.
Choose your August base.
The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Trip focus
Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.
CityBudapestRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.5/10#5 month here · Balanced
Weather8.3/10Very good84°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideCentral TransdanubiaLake Balaton (north shore)Read the August guide ↗
Overall7.0/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.3/10Very good84°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideNorthern HungaryEger · TokajRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.0/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.3/10Very good84°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideAround BudapestSzentendre · Danube BendRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.9/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.2/10Very good85°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideNorthern Great PlainDebrecen · HortobágyRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.0/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.1/10Very good86°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideSouthern TransdanubiaPécs · Lake Balaton (south shore)Read the August guide ↗
Overall6.9/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.1/10Very good85°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideWestern TransdanubiaHévíz · GyőrRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.9/10#10 month here · Balanced
Weather8.1/10Very good83°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideSouthern Great PlainSzegedRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.9/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good86°F afternoons · 5 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
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Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Hungary's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Hungary's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.
What goes into the scores?
Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.
Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.
Weather across the country
August weather & packing.
Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.
- Typical afternoons
- 83–86°F
- Typical nights
- 61–62°F
- Rain days
- 5–8 days
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.
What to bring.
Afternoons around 86°F (30°C): summer clothes; nights around 62°F (17°C): light layers.
Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
| Region | Afternoon | Night | Rain days | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 84°F | 61°F | 6 | very good |
| Central Transdanubia | 84°F | 61°F | 6 | very good |
| Northern Hungary | 84°F | 61°F | 6 | very good |
| Around Budapest | 85°F | 61°F | 6 | very good |
| Northern Great Plain | 86°F | 62°F | 6 | very good |
| Southern Transdanubia | 85°F | 61°F | 6 | very good |
| Western Transdanubia | 83°F | 61°F | 8 | very good |
| Southern Great Plain | 86°F | 62°F | 5 | very good |
Before you go
Check the trip details.
Hotel prices
Well above usual.
+11% on Hungary's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.
Published regional hotel revenue per guest-night ranges from €34 in Southern Great Plain to €58 in Budapest. Southern Great Plain uses the 2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index. Historical monthly estimates, not booking quotes.
Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
- Sziget Festival (Budapest), 10–14 August 2027: Budapest fills with festival-goers. Official calendar.
Holidays: Public holidays: 20 Aug State Foundation Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
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How we know Sources, scope & limitations
Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Hungary's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Hungary) that month.
A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Hungary's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is well below EU average (72 where the EU average is 100). Full method.