Country guide

Austria

Alpine villages, imperial Vienna and lake-district summers; winter belongs to the ski resorts of Tyrol and Salzburg.

Currency

EUR

Language

German

English

Widely spoken

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / F

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+43

Destinations

Austria

Graz

Austria's second city: a UNESCO old town under a clock-tower hill, the world's largest historic armoury, and Styria's wine road an hour south.

✓ best Apr-May, Sep-Oct

Austria

Hallstatt

The world's oldest salt mine above a village wedged between cliff and lake - extraordinary, and best seen outside the middle of the day.

✓ best Apr, Jun-Sep

Austria

Innsbruck

An imperial old town at the foot of a rock wall, with a cable car from the centre to the ridge and a ring of ski valleys on the bus map.

✓ best Apr-Oct

Austria

Salzburg

A baroque old town under an unbreached medieval fortress, with Mozart's lane below it and the lakes an hour east.

✓ best Apr, Oct

Austria

Vienna

Six centuries of imperial capital, still running on coffee houses, standing-room opera and its own wine.

✓ best Apr-Oct

Climate zones, month by month

Austria has 5 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Graz Styria →

Jan

3°

-6°

19mm

4d rain

Feb

7°

-5°

29mm

4d rain

Mar

11°

-1°

34mm

5d rain

Apr

17°

4°

54mm

8d rain

May

20°

8°

89mm

11d rain

Jun

25°

13°

114mm

11d rain

Jul

26°

14°

118mm

10d rain

Aug

25°

13°

126mm

10d rain

Sep

21°

9°

96mm

8d rain

Oct

15°

5°

67mm

7d rain

Nov

9°

1°

55mm

7d rain

Dec

3°

-4°

42mm

5d rain

✓ Best Apr-May, Sep-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb

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Hallstatt Salzkammergut →

Jan

2°

-6°

160mm

14d rain

Feb

4°

-5°

108mm

13d rain

Mar

9°

-2°

164mm

16d rain

Apr

14°

2°

102mm

15d rain

May

19°

7°

230mm

20d rain

Jun

22°

10°

217mm

21d rain

Jul

24°

12°

215mm

22d rain

Aug

23°

11°

199mm

19d rain

Sep

20°

8°

182mm

15d rain

Oct

14°

3°

140mm

14d rain

Nov

7°

0°

104mm

14d rain

Dec

2°

-4°

136mm

15d rain

✓ Best Apr, Jun-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Feb

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Innsbruck Tyrol →

Jan

4°

-4°

64mm

8d rain

Feb

7°

-4°

48mm

7d rain

Mar

12°

0°

45mm

8d rain

Apr

17°

4°

48mm

9d rain

May

20°

8°

64mm

12d rain

Jun

24°

12°

74mm

13d rain

Jul

25°

13°

80mm

14d rain

Aug

24°

13°

97mm

13d rain

Sep

21°

10°

79mm

10d rain

Oct

16°

5°

91mm

8d rain

Nov

9°

1°

86mm

8d rain

Dec

4°

-3°

65mm

8d rain

✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Jan

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Salzburg →

Jan

3°

-4°

62mm

13d rain

Feb

6°

-3°

47mm

12d rain

Mar

10°

1°

83mm

15d rain

Apr

16°

4°

80mm

13d rain

May

19°

8°

142mm

17d rain

Jun

23°

13°

168mm

19d rain

Jul

24°

14°

159mm

19d rain

Aug

24°

14°

167mm

16d rain

Sep

20°

10°

127mm

14d rain

Oct

14°

6°

90mm

13d rain

Nov

9°

1°

70mm

13d rain

Dec

4°

-2°

67mm

14d rain

✓ Best Apr, Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb

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Vienna →

Jan

4°

-1°

42mm

9d rain

Feb

7°

0°

38mm

7d rain

Mar

11°

3°

52mm

9d rain

Apr

17°

7°

42mm

6d rain

May

21°

11°

79mm

9d rain

Jun

25°

15°

70mm

8d rain

Jul

26°

16°

78mm

9d rain

Aug

26°

16°

69mm

8d rain

Sep

21°

12°

64mm

7d rain

Oct

14°

7°

47mm

7d rain

Nov

9°

4°

46mm

8d rain

Dec

4°

0°

47mm

9d rain

✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions