Salzburg Weather

The city of Salzburg is located next to the Prealps and therefore very much influenced by the Alpine climate. Winters are usually quite cold and dry, and it snows quite often. Summers are hot and friendly; however, rainy periods occur and can last for a couple of days.

When to go

The weather usually turns wonderful around Easter, marking the start of the summer season, and remains so until about mid-October, often later. May and early June, and September and October are the most pleasant months for travel; there is less demand for restaurant tables and hotel prices tend to be lower.

Foreign visitors invade the city between Christmas and New Year's Day, at which time many Viennese are already on the slopes of western Austria, while it also draws crowds over the long Easter weekend. Visitors flock during July and August, when the main festivals are held.

String rain

Rain in strings (schnrlregen) is considered to be a typical Salzburg phenomena. Being on the northern edge of the Alps, Salzburg comprises 1,350mm of annual rainfall. No matter how much or little that sounds: it rains a lot. This weather pattern has been illustrated not only in countless books, poems, films and operas, but it has also earned local as well as international notoriety.

Average Temperature (°C)

20 15 10 5 0

Jan 1.6

Feb -0.1

Mar 3.9

Apr 8.2

May 12.9

Jun 16.0

Jul 17.9

Aug 17.3

Sep 14.1

Oct 9.0

Nov 3.5

Dec -0.1

Rainfall (mm)

180 135 90 45 0

Jan 65.4

Feb 61.6

Mar 67.6

Apr 85.9

May 127.8

Jun 165.2

Jul 171.6

Aug 152.6

Sep 92.2

Oct 69.0

Nov 69.2

Dec 70.1