Szentendre in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Szentendre sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 161 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 22°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Szentendre's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Szentendre's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
161 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Szentendre in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 22°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Szentendre reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Szentendre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Szentendre weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°378.248.70.0
Feb / -3°368.13.99.90.1
Mar10° / 428.41.811.62.4
Apr16° / 469.10.213.35.1
May21° / 10°7212014.96.2
Jun24° / 14°7911.8015.76.6
Jul26° / 15°7710.9015.46.6
Aug26° / 15°659.2014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°608.6012.46.7
Oct15° / 558.40.110.64.8
Nov / 529.21.79.11.5
Dec / -2°438.23.28.30.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Szentendre gets around 161 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Szentendre?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Szentendre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Szentendre in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Szentendre sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

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UV index in Szentendre in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Szentendre peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Szentendre in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Szentendre is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1616 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Szentendre?

Szentendre sits at 47.7°N, 19.1°E, 119 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Göd, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Szentendre

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Szentendre.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szentendre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Szentendre is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Göd 5.0 km · Dunakeszi 6.0 km · Fót 10 km · Újpest 11 km · Budapest IV. kerület 12 km · Rákospalota 12 km · Budapest XV. kerület 12 km · Vác 13 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Szentendre (47.6694°, 19.0756°, elevation 119 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.