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)64°F (18°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- Austria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Austria overall
Verdict
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:
- JuneGreatInside Kitzbühel's best window: Dec–Mar (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking and biking).
- JulyGreatInside Kitzbühel's best window: Dec–Mar (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking and biking).
- AugustGreatInside Kitzbühel's best window: Dec–Mar (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking and biking).
- SeptemberGreatInside Kitzbühel's best window: Dec–Mar (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking and biking).
Weather in May
- KitzbühelHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), 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)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
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