What to pack for Budapest
Budapest averages 4°C in the daytime in January and 28°C in August, and May is the wettest month, with about 10 rainy days. Here is what that means for your suitcase, month by month.
For the easiest packing, the comfortable months are April, August and September: mild to warm and mostly dry, so you can travel light without planning for extremes.
Get your Budapest packing list, freeMonth by month
January
4°C / -2°C · 6 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: a base layer, a sweater and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A light rain layer, just in case
February
8°C / 0°C · 6 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A light rain layer, just in case
March
12°C / 2°C · 6 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A light rain layer, just in case
April
17°C / 6°C · 7 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
May
21°C / 11°C · 10 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
June
27°C / 16°C · 8 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
July
28°C / 18°C · 8 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A light rain layer, just in case
August
28°C / 18°C · 6 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A light rain layer, just in case
September
23°C / 13°C · 6 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
October
17°C / 8°C · 6 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
November
9°C / 3°C · 8 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A light rain layer, just in case
December
5°C / 0°C · 6 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A light rain layer, just in case
Plugs & voltage
Hungary uses Type C / F sockets at 230 V. Bring a travel adaptor if your plugs are a different shape.
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Build my Budapest listTemperatures and rainy days are averages of daily records from 2016 to 2025 (Open-Meteo historical archive), for the city centre. Elevation, coast and the year itself can shift them, so treat them as a guide to the usual pattern, not a forecast.