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When to go · Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel in May

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May and Oct–Nov (mud season, many lifts closed).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
18°C (64°F) / 6°C (43°F)
average high / low
Rain days
14
Crowds
Medium
Austria overall
Prices
Medium
Austria overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Kitzbühel

Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May and Oct–Nov (mud season, many lifts closed).

Is another month better than May?

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in May

Long-term averages
  • KitzbühelHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 14 days
  • Tyrol valleys, Austria · Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Zillertalfine

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

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Austria overall
Medium
Prices · Austria overall
Medium

Austria overall: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kitzbühel, side by side.

  • Verdict

    May: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    May: 18 °C (64 °F)

    Jan: 1 °C (34 °F)

  • Night low

    May: 6 °C (43 °F)

    Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)

  • Rain days

    May: 14

    Jan: 10 (better)

  • Crowds

    May: Medium

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    May: Medium

    Jan: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    May: 0

    Jan: 0

May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May and Oct–Nov (mud season, many lifts closed).

January: Inside Kitzbühel's best window: Dec–Mar (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking and biking).

Kitzbühel: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A warm layer for the evenings
  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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