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Best time to visit Austria

In Vienna: May to September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Vienna.

Austria is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Vienna

  1. January: 3 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 38 mm of rain
  2. February: 6 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 34 mm of rain
  3. March: 10 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 43 mm of rain
  4. April: 16 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 48 mm of rain
  5. May: 20 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 74 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 24 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 78 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 26 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 77 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 26 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 71 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 20 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 80 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 15 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 47 mm of rain
  11. November: 9 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 43 mm of rain
  12. December: 4 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 40 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 26 °C
Coolest
January, 3 °C
Driest
February, 34 mm
Wettest
September, 80 mm

Salzburg

May to September — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Salzburg.

  1. January: 3 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 115 mm of rain
  2. February: 6 °C by day, -4 °C at night, 106 mm of rain
  3. March: 10 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 128 mm of rain
  4. April: 14 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 117 mm of rain
  5. May: 19 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 192 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 22 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 193 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 24 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 198 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 23 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 190 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 19 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 166 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 15 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 115 mm of rain
  11. November: 9 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 107 mm of rain
  12. December: 4 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 112 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 24 °C
Coolest
January, 3 °C
Driest
February, 106 mm
Wettest
July, 198 mm

Innsbruck

May to September — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Innsbruck.

  1. January: 4 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 84 mm of rain
  2. February: 6 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 78 mm of rain
  3. March: 10 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 104 mm of rain
  4. April: 13 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 110 mm of rain
  5. May: 18 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 178 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 22 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 190 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 24 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 191 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 24 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 199 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 20 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 140 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 16 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 111 mm of rain
  11. November: 10 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 103 mm of rain
  12. December: 5 °C by day, -4 °C at night, 89 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 24 °C
Coolest
January, 4 °C
Driest
February, 78 mm
Wettest
August, 199 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Vienna

Long-term averages for Vienna: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-551525°C0100mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 3 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 38 mm. February: Day 6 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 34 mm. March: Day 10 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 43 mm. April: Day 16 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 48 mm. May: Day 20 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 74 mm. June: Day 24 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 78 mm. July: Day 26 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 77 mm. August: Day 26 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 71 mm. September: Day 20 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 80 mm. October: Day 15 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 47 mm. November: Day 9 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 43 mm. December: Day 4 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 40 mm
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Vienna
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January3-338
February6-134
March10143
April16648
May201074
June241478
July261677
August261671
September201280
October15747
November9343
December4-140

Salzburg

Long-term averages for Salzburg: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-50510152025°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 3 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 115 mm. February: Day 6 °C, Night -4 °C, Rain 106 mm. March: Day 10 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 128 mm. April: Day 14 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 117 mm. May: Day 19 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 192 mm. June: Day 22 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 193 mm. July: Day 24 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 198 mm. August: Day 23 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 190 mm. September: Day 19 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 166 mm. October: Day 15 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 115 mm. November: Day 9 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 107 mm. December: Day 4 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 112 mm
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Salzburg
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January3-5115
February6-4106
March10-1128
April143117
May198192
June2212193
July2414198
August2314190
September1910166
October156115
November90107
December4-3112

Innsbruck

Long-term averages for Innsbruck: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-50510152025°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 4 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 84 mm. February: Day 6 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 78 mm. March: Day 10 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 104 mm. April: Day 13 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 110 mm. May: Day 18 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 178 mm. June: Day 22 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 190 mm. July: Day 24 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 191 mm. August: Day 24 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 199 mm. September: Day 20 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 140 mm. October: Day 16 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 111 mm. November: Day 10 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 103 mm. December: Day 5 °C, Night -4 °C, Rain 89 mm
Show the monthly table
Innsbruck
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January4-584
February6-378
March100104
April133110
May188178
June2212190
July2414191
August2414199
September2010140
October166111
November100103
December5-489

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