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Buda

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Updated Saturday, October 24, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Buda month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Buda are typically May, June and September, with average daytime highs around 21–27°C. August is usually the warmest month (average high 28°C), January the coldest (average low -2°C), and May the wettest (about 79 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
MonthAvg high (°C)Avg low (°C)Rain (mm)Sunshine (h/day)
January4.1-2.4364.9
February7.8-0.2416.3
March12.12.0478.3
April17.16.44910.1
May20.911.07911.1
June26.716.47012.9
July28.317.87012.8
August28.417.65612.0
September22.913.1639.7
October16.67.7497.5
November9.42.9624.9
December4.9-0.5523.9

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Past · documented context

Previously

  1. Siege of Buda

    A renewed European campaign in 1686 where the Holy League reconquered Buda from the Ottomans.

Current public leadership

People associated with this place

  • Andrew III of Hungary

    (ca.1265–1301) King of Hungary and Croatia

  • Jadwiga of Poland

    (ca.1373–1399)

  • John Corvinus (1473–1504) illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus

    King of Hungary

  • Louis II of Hungary (1506–1526) King of Hungary

    Croatia and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526.

  • Aaron ben Joseph of Buda (ca. 1686)

    poet

Historical figures

  • Jadwiga of Poland

    Wikidata records Buda as this historical figure's place of birth. Queen of Poland (1384–1399).

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01 · Overview

Buda, in brief

Buda is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the western bank of the Danube. Geographically positioned at latitude 47.5 and longitude 19.03333, the territory shares the Europe/Budapest timezone and operates using the HUF currency.

Where is Buda located in relation to the rest of the capital? As a distinct portion of Budapest, it accounts for approximately a third of the city's total area, with much of that terrain remaining forested. The colloquial definition of the territory encompasses districts I., II., III., XI., XII., and XXII., which includes the medieval area of Óbuda. Historically, the designation referred specifically to the royal walled settlement on Castle Hill, known as Várhegy, which was constructed between 1247 and 1249 by Béla IV.

What notable landmarks and administrative features define the geography of the area today? The landscape features several prominent sites, including the Royal Palace, Matthias Church, the Citadella, Gellért Baths, the Buda Hills, the Carmelite Monastery of Buda, and Sándor Palace, which serves as the residence of the President of Hungary. Royal Buda itself is known today as the Várnegyed, or Castle Quarter.

How did the settlement develop across geographic and political boundaries? From 1361 to 1873, the walled city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary. Subsequently, in 1873, Buda was administratively unified with Pest and Óbuda to form modern Budapest. Over the centuries, the population dynamics shifted across the region; by the middle of the seventeenth century, the area had become majority Muslim during its time as part of Ottoman-ruled central Hungary from 1541 to 1686, before Christian forces reconquered the city during a campaign involving a Holy League army of over 74,000 men. By the 19th century, as rural populations moved into the area, Hungarians slowly grew to form the majority once again.

For further geographical context and historical records regarding the settlement, reference materials such as Buda provide extensive documentation.

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01 · Q&A

Where is Buda located and what are its coordinates?

Buda is situated in Hungary at geographic coordinates 47.5000, 19.0333, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.

02 · Q&A

What is the population and time zone of Buda?

Buda has a recorded population of approximately 510,108 and observes the Europe/Budapest time zone.

03 · Q&A

What languages and currency are used in Buda?

Official and commonly spoken languages in Buda include HU-HU, with HUF used for local transactions.

04 · Q&A

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