Early August 1 August
85°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
Hungary · Countryside
Is August a good time?
August averages 85°F afternoons, with about 6 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.
Historical Dél-Dunántúl regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Pécs and Lake Balaton (south shore); conditions vary within the region.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#9 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your August
Afternoons around 85°F (29°C): summer clothes; nights around 61°F (16°C): light layers. About 14 hours of daylight. About 6 rain days in a typical August.
The sun rises about 05:46 and sets about 19:00 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 61°F (16°C); afternoons reach about 85°F (29°C). Expect rain on about 6 days in a typical August.
Early, middle or late?
Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 85°F on the 1st, versus 81°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 27% to 21% between those dates.
85°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
85°F
Typical afternoon high
18% historical wet-day frequency
81°F
Typical afternoon high
21% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 20 Aug State Foundation Day.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185° | ||||||
| 285° | 385° | 485° | 585° | 685° | 786° | 886° |
| 986° | 1086° | 1185° | 1285° | 1385° | 1485° | 1585° |
| 1685° | 1785° | 1884° | 1984° | 2084° | 2184° | 2284° |
| 2384° | 2483° | 2583° | 2683° | 2782° | 2882° | 2982° |
| 3082° | 3181° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons cool from about 85°F (30°C) in the first week to 82°F (28°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 17–27%.
School-holiday dates for August 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 20 Aug State Foundation Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Peak season. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. Similar overnight stays to July.
Overnight stays across Dél-Dunántúl do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Well above usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €36 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
The historical regional amount comes from KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing); the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 79°F (26°C) and 90°F (32°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 85°F (29°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 11; half the years had 4–8.
Rain days in each August
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85°F | 2 |
| 2012 | 88°F | 0 |
| 2013 | 85°F | 5 |
| 2014 | 79°F | 11 |
| 2015 | 85°F | 7 |
| 2016 | 80°F | 6 |
| 2017 | 87°F | 4 |
| 2018 | 86°F | 5 |
| 2019 | 86°F | 4 |
| 2020 | 85°F | 11 |
| 2021 | 82°F | 7 |
| 2022 | 85°F | 8 |
| 2023 | 84°F | 9 |
| 2024 | 90°F | 4 |
| 2025 | 84°F | 6 |
Checked against official climate averages for Pecs-Pogany and Siofok. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 85°F | 85°F | 75°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Overnight demand | 99% | 100% | 30% |
July: Similar monthly conditions to August. July guide →
September: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than August. Less overnight demand. September guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.
April to June and September to October have fewer overnight stays than August, with a similar or higher Weather score.
Your comparison
Overnight stays are 99% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €35 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.
Read the July guide →| Typical conditions | August | July |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 85°F | 85°F |
| Nights | 61°F | 61°F |
| Rain days | 6 | 7 |
| Visitor season | Peak season | Peak season |
| Overall / 10 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Month rank | #9 | #10 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 | #12 | 43°F | 28°F | 9 | 4.9 | Low season |
| February | 7.2 | #8 | 47°F | 30°F | 7 | 5.2 | Low season |
| March | 8.0 | #6 | 56°F | 36°F | 7 | 6.6 | Low season |
| April | 8.7 | #3 | 65°F | 43°F | 7 | 8.3 | Low season |
| May | 8.8 | #2 | 72°F | 50°F | 11 | 8.8 | Low season |
| June | 8.1 | #5 | 81°F | 59°F | 8 | 8.5 | Moderate season |
| July | 6.9 | #10 | 85°F | 61°F | 7 | 7.9 | Peak season |
| August | 6.9 | #9 | 85°F | 61°F | 6 | 8.1 | Peak season |
| September | 8.9 | #1 | 75°F | 53°F | 8 | 9.0 | Low season |
| October | 8.6 | #4 | 64°F | 45°F | 7 | 8.1 | Low season |
| November | 7.6 | #7 | 52°F | 37°F | 9 | 5.8 | Low season |
| December | 6.9 | #11 | 44°F | 31°F | 9 | 4.9 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Central TransdanubiaHungary · about 60 miles
Balanced Overall 7.0 · Very good weather, 84°F (29°C) · Peak season · Cost cheap
Slavonia & eastern Croatiaabout 70 miles
Balanced Overall 6.5 · Very good weather, 86°F (30°C) · Peak season · Cost moderate
ViennaAustria · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 7.5 · Very good weather, 82°F (28°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
StyriaGraz · Austria · about 160 miles
Balanced Overall 6.4 · Very good weather, 79°F (26°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Croatia's coastSplit, Dubrovnik · Croatia · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 7.1 · Excellent weather, 86°F (30°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Elsewhere in Europe
Southern Transdanubia's weather ranks 95 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Hungary have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Southern Transdanubia.
Toruń & Kuyavia-PomeraniaPoland · about 470 miles
Excellent weather (9.1): 7°F cooler afternoons, 2 more rain days, pricier
Warmia-MasuriaPoland · about 530 miles
Excellent weather (9.1): 9°F cooler afternoons, 3 more rain days, pricier
Central & western Lithuaniaabout 670 miles
Excellent weather (9.1): 10°F cooler afternoons, 5 more rain days, pricier
HainautBelgium · about 700 miles
Excellent weather (9.1): 9°F cooler afternoons, 3 more rain days, pricier
It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 187% above its average month. That means about 22,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 77% of them from Hungary itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 9,300 more: 42 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 76 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Pecs-Pogany and Siofok from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 26 |
| Busiest month here | August · 26 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.5% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 53rd percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 77% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 42 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 3.5% |
| Population used | 846,000 |
| Statistical region | HU23 · Dél-Dunántúl |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing)). Full method · this region's data.