Austria in October

Autumn colour and new wine (Sturm) in the east; lifts start closing late in the month.

• Vienna and the east · Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Grazbest weather

  Dry continental climate: hot July–August (up to 35 °C) and cold, grey winters; wine harvest September–October.

• Salzburg and the lakes · Salzburg, Salzkammergut (Hallstatt, Wolfgangsee)fine

  Salzburg is one of the wettest cities in Austria ('Schnürlregen'); bring a rain jacket in any month. Lakes are swimmable July–August.

• Tyrol valleys · Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Zillertalfine

  Sunny, dry winters in the valleys; foehn wind makes sudden warm days. Summer afternoons bring thunderstorms.

• High Alps · Ötztal, Arlberg (St Anton), Hohe Tauern, glacierscool

  Ski season December to April ('best' in winter means snow); huts open late June to late September. Many lifts close in May and November.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• National Day

  26 Oct

  Free museum entry in Vienna on some sites; army displays at Heldenplatz.

• Austrian National Day

  Oct 26 · Vienna

  Free museum entry in some places and Heldenplatz events; shops closed.

Crowds · Austria

Low

Prices · Austria

Medium

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Vienna and the east

  Best weather of the year (Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Graz)

• Vienna

  Crisp; good walking.