Despite the fact that it can be extremely wet in May and June, spring is just glorious in Hungary. The Hungarian summer is warm, sunny and uncommonly long, but the resorts are very crowded in late July and August. Autumn is gorgeous, mainly in the hills around Budapest and in the Northern Uplands. November is one of the wettest months of the year. Winter is cold, often bleak and museums and other tourist attractions are often closed.
Hungary's climate is temperate, and the country can be divided into three climatic zones: Mediterranean in the south, Continental in the east and Atlantic in the west. In Southern Transdanubia, summers are long and winters are generally mild and wet. The Great Plain has the biggest seasonal differences, with cold, windy winters and hot, usually dry summers. In Budapest and Western Transdanubia, summers can be very hot; winters are relatively short and often cloudy, although from time to time they can be intensely sunny. January is the coldest month, getting down somewhere around -2°C (28.4°F), and July the hottest, hovering around 28°C (82°F).
HOLIDAYS
January - New Year's Day
March - National Day
March - Easter Day
March - Easter Monday
May - Labour Day
May - Whit Sunday
October - National Day
November - All Saints Day
December - Christmas Day
December - Boxing Day
Non-Holiday Observances
August - St. Stephen of Hungary
Weekend - Saturday, Sunday.
