When to go · Vienna
Vienna in December
Mixed month. Christmas markets: crowded centre, book beds early.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Austria overall
- Prices
- High
- Austria overall
Verdict
Christmas markets: crowded centre, book beds early.
Weather in December
- Vienna and the east, Austria · Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Grazcool
Dry continental climate: hot July–August (up to 35 °C) and cold, grey winters; wine harvest September–October.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Christmas markets
Mid-Nov to Dec 24
Rathausplatz, Schönbrunn and other markets fill the evenings; hotels and rail seats sell out at weekends.
Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Austria
Markets close on the 24th; restaurants closed on the evening of the 24th.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Austria overall
- High
- Prices · Austria overall
- High
Austria overall: Christmas markets in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck; ski season opens; New Year's concert in Vienna.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket