Best time to go to Austria for a perfect weather and where to go?
Get the very best time to go to Austria from average climate conditions in many locations like Salzburg or Ötztal here.
When is the best time to go to Austria?
When is the best time to go to Austria? Here's some information to help you in your decision:
- In Austria, the weather is good across more than 55% of the territory for: August and September
- The best months to go to Vienna are May, June, July, August and September
- On average, the warmest months in Vienna are July and August, and the coldest month of the year is January
- The rainiest months in this city are May, June and July
- The cities with the best climate are Feldbach, Schwechat and Jennersdorf, with good weather at least 6 months a year
For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Austria for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:
| Month | Our opinion | View Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°F to 40°F | very bad weather | |||
| February | 9°F to 43°F | very bad weather | |||
| March | 13°F to 52°F | very bad weather | |||
| April | 27°F to 63°F | very bad weather* | |||
| May | 36°F to 68°F | tolerable weather* | |||
| June | 47°F to 77°F | tolerable weather* | |||
| July | 49°F to 83°F | tolerable weather* | |||
| August | 47°F to 83°F | good weather* | |||
| September | 36°F to 74°F | good weather* | |||
| October | 25°F to 61°F | very bad weather* | |||
| November | 20°F to 52°F | very bad weather | |||
| December | 11°F to 43°F | very bad weather |
Best time to travel to Austria by cities
Vienna
The best months to go to Vienna are may, june, july, august and september.
Graz
The best months to go to Graz are may, june, july, august and september.
Hallstatt
The best months to go to Hallstatt are may, june, july, august and september.
Temperatures and rainfall in Austria
On these 2 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Austria and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Vienna, Graz, Hallstatt, Innsbruck and Rust.
Where to go in Austria?
This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).
| Cities | jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. |
| Vienna | 38°F | 41°F | 52°F | 63°F | 68°F | 77°F | 83°F | 83°F | 72°F | 61°F | 50°F | 41°F |
| Graz | 40°F | 43°F | 52°F | 63°F | 68°F | 77°F | 81°F | 81°F | 72°F | 61°F | 52°F | 43°F |
| Hallstatt | 31°F | 32°F | 38°F | 49°F | 56°F | 65°F | 68°F | 68°F | 61°F | 52°F | 43°F | 34°F |
| Innsbruck | 32°F | 32°F | 40°F | 50°F | 58°F | 67°F | 70°F | 70°F | 63°F | 54°F | 45°F | 34°F |
| Rust | 38°F | 41°F | 52°F | 63°F | 68°F | 77°F | 83°F | 83°F | 72°F | 61°F | 50°F | 41°F |
| Salzburg | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 59°F | 65°F | 72°F | 76°F | 76°F | 68°F | 59°F | 50°F | 40°F |
| Zell am See | 32°F | 34°F | 40°F | 50°F | 58°F | 67°F | 70°F | 70°F | 63°F | 54°F | 45°F | 34°F |
| Alpbach | 32°F | 32°F | 40°F | 49°F | 56°F | 65°F | 68°F | 68°F | 61°F | 52°F | 43°F | 34°F |
| Bregenz | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 58°F | 63°F | 72°F | 74°F | 74°F | 67°F | 58°F | 49°F | 41°F |
| Dürnstein | 38°F | 41°F | 50°F | 61°F | 67°F | 76°F | 79°F | 79°F | 70°F | 59°F | 50°F | 41°F |
| Feldbach | 38°F | 43°F | 52°F | 63°F | 68°F | 77°F | 83°F | 83°F | 74°F | 61°F | 50°F | 41°F |
| Hartberg | 34°F | 36°F | 45°F | 54°F | 59°F | 68°F | 72°F | 72°F | 63°F | 54°F | 45°F | 38°F |
| Kirchberg in Tirol | 34°F | 36°F | 43°F | 54°F | 59°F | 68°F | 72°F | 72°F | 65°F | 56°F | 47°F | 38°F |
| Klagenfurt | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 59°F | 67°F | 76°F | 79°F | 79°F | 70°F | 59°F | 50°F | 40°F |
| Linz | 36°F | 40°F | 49°F | 59°F | 63°F | 70°F | 74°F | 74°F | 67°F | 58°F | 47°F | 40°F |
| Mariazell | 34°F | 36°F | 47°F | 58°F | 63°F | 72°F | 76°F | 76°F | 67°F | 56°F | 47°F | 38°F |
| Nationalpark Hohe Tauern | 29°F | 31°F | 36°F | 43°F | 50°F | 61°F | 65°F | 65°F | 58°F | 49°F | 40°F | 31°F |
| Nationalpark Kalkalpen | 32°F | 36°F | 47°F | 58°F | 65°F | 74°F | 77°F | 77°F | 68°F | 59°F | 47°F | 36°F |
| Nationalpark Thayatal | 36°F | 40°F | 50°F | 61°F | 65°F | 74°F | 77°F | 79°F | 70°F | 58°F | 49°F | 40°F |
| Ötztal | 32°F | 32°F | 40°F | 50°F | 56°F | 65°F | 68°F | 68°F | 61°F | 52°F | 43°F | 34°F |
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What can I do in Austria?
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Is this weather information for Austria reliable?
Climate data for Austria has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Austria allows us to determine the average for each month in Vienna, Graz, Hallstatt, Innsbruck, Rust, Salzburg, Zell am See, Alpbach, and 61 other cities.
So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.