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Budapest Weather in May

In May, Budapest averages a high of 23°C (73°F) and a low of 12°C (54°F), from 56 years of daily records (1971–2026).

23°C
Average high
73°F
12°C
Average low
54°F
33°C
Record high
92°F · May 2, 2012
2°C
Record low
36°F · May 1, 1976

What May Is Like in Budapest

  • The coldest May reading, 2°C (36°F) on May 1, 1976, has not been matched in 50 years.
  • May is the wettest month of the year in Budapest, averaging 60 mm of rain.
  • A typical May brings 1.2 days above 30°C (86°F).
  • May in Budapest has become 0.7°C (1.2°F) warmer on average: the 2012–2026 average against 1970–1989.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 26% of May days, and the month averages 60 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Budapest, every May since 1971
17°C22°C27°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 24.2°CMay 1972: 21.6°CMay 1973: 23.6°CMay 1974: 20.1°CMay 1975: 23.8°CMay 1976: 22.2°CMay 1977: 22.6°CMay 1978: 19.3°CMay 1979: 24.1°CMay 1980: 19.6°CMay 1981: 21.9°CMay 1982: 22.6°CMay 1983: 24.2°CMay 1984: 20.7°CMay 1985: 22.2°CMay 1986: 24.2°CMay 1987: 19.6°CMay 1988: 22.1°CMay 1989: 21.2°CMay 1990: 22.8°CMay 1991: 17.8°CMay 1992: 22.3°CMay 1993: 25.6°CMay 1994: 21.9°CMay 1995: 21.1°CMay 1996: 23.5°CMay 1997: 23.2°CMay 1998: 21.3°CMay 1999: 22.0°CMay 2000: 24.6°CMay 2001: 24.0°CMay 2002: 24.9°CMay 2003: 26.3°CMay 2004: 20.0°CMay 2005: 22.6°CMay 2006: 21.3°CMay 2007: 24.6°CMay 2008: 23.7°CMay 2009: 23.9°CMay 2010: 21.7°CMay 2011: 24.1°CMay 2012: 24.6°CMay 2013: 22.5°CMay 2014: 21.8°CMay 2015: 22.9°CMay 2016: 22.8°CMay 2017: 23.8°CMay 2018: 26.5°CMay 2019: 19.9°CMay 2020: 20.9°CMay 2021: 20.2°CMay 2022: 24.7°CMay 2023: 22.2°CMay 2024: 24.7°CMay 2025: 20.3°CMay 2026: 24.2°C
Warmest: 2018 (26.5°C)Latest: 2026 (24.2°C)10-year averageLong-run average (22.6°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Budapest on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Budapest (1971–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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