Best time to visit Austria

The best time to visit Austria is Apr–Oct. Month by month, the verdicts rate Aug–Sep as comfortable on both daytime heat and rainfall — 2 months in all.

Mild; summer warm & busy

Best window
Apr–Oct
Driest month
January · 30% rainy days
Warmest month
July · 26.0°C / 79°F
Coolest month
January · 1.9°C / 35°F
Months rated go
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Month by month

Monthly climate normals for Austria, 1991–2020
MonthHigh °CHigh °FRainy daysVerdict
January1.93530%Too cold
February4.34031%Too cold
March9.14834%Fair
April14.95931%Fair
May19.76747%Fair
June23.77548%Fair
July26.07946%Fair
August26.07941%Go
September20.66935%Go
October14.95930%Fair
November8.04632%Fair
December2.73733%Too cold

Verdict combines mean daytime high with rainy-day frequency. “Rainy days” is the share of days in the month with at least 1 mm of rain.

What the numbers say

January is the driest month, with rain on 30% of days and daytime highs near 1.9°C (35°F). June is the wettest, at 48%. Temperature swings hard across the year — 24.1°C between July (26.0°C / 79°F) and January (1.9°C / 35°F) — so packing for the wrong month is the main risk. The record rules out too cold in Dec–Feb.

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