When to go · Austria
Austria, month by month
The best months for Austria: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodPeak ski month in Tyrol and Salzburgerland; Vienna ball season and cheap city hotels.Vienna and the east: cool · Salzburg and the lakes: cool · Tyrol valleys: coolCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGoodSki resorts busiest during European school holidays; Opera Ball in Vienna.Vienna and the east: cool · Salzburg and the lakes: cool · Tyrol valleys: coolCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodSpring skiing on sunny slopes; Easter markets; cities quiet.Vienna and the east: fine · Salzburg and the lakes: cool · Tyrol valleys: coolCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedBetween seasons: lifts close after Easter, huts still shut; good for Vienna and the Wachau blossom.Vienna and the east: best weather · Salzburg and the lakes: fine · Tyrol valleys: fineCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedCities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.Vienna and the east: best weather · Salzburg and the lakes: fine · Tyrol valleys: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatLifts reopen, meadows in flower, long evenings; the best all-round month.Vienna and the east: best weather · Salzburg and the lakes: best weather · Tyrol valleys: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatSalzburg Festival starts; lakes warm; afternoon thunderstorms in the Alps.Vienna and the east: hot · Salzburg and the lakes: best weather · Tyrol valleys: best weatherCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatPeak hiking and lake season; Hallstatt crowded; book huts and festival tickets early.Vienna and the east: hot · Salzburg and the lakes: best weather · Tyrol valleys: best weatherCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatClear mountain weather, cattle drives down from the pastures, wine harvest begins.Vienna and the east: best weather · Salzburg and the lakes: best weather · Tyrol valleys: best weatherCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodAutumn colour and new wine (Sturm) in the east; lifts start closing late in the month.Vienna and the east: best weather · Salzburg and the lakes: fine · Tyrol valleys: fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- NovemberMixedGrey and quiet until the Christmas markets open mid-month; many Alpine hotels shut.Vienna and the east: cool · Salzburg and the lakes: cool · Tyrol valleys: coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodChristmas markets in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck; ski season opens; New Year's concert in Vienna.Vienna and the east: cool · Salzburg and the lakes: cool · Tyrol valleys: coolCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna and the eastVienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Graz | Cool | Cool | OK | Best | Best | Best | Hot | Hot | Best | Best | Cool | Cool |
| Salzburg and the lakesSalzburg, Salzkammergut (Hallstatt, Wolfgangsee) | Cool | Cool | Cool | OK | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | OK | Cool | Cool |
| Tyrol valleysInnsbruck, Kitzbühel, Zillertal | Cool | Cool | Cool | OK | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best | OK | Cool | Cool |
| High AlpsÖtztal, Arlberg (St Anton), Hohe Tauern, glaciers | Best | Best | Best | OK | Cool | OK | Best | Best | Best | Cool | Cool | Best |