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Austria in July

Great month. Salzburg Festival starts; lakes warm; afternoon thunderstorms in the Alps.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
High
Austria
Prices
High
Austria

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Austria

Salzburg Festival starts; lakes warm; afternoon thunderstorms in the Alps.

Is another month better than July?

No other month rates higher than July for Austria in this guide.

Weather in July

  • Vienna and the east · Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Grazhot

    Dry continental climate: hot July–August (up to 35 °C (95 °F)) and cold, grey winters; wine harvest September–October.

  • Salzburg and the lakes · Salzburg, Salzkammergut (Hallstatt, Wolfgangsee)best weather

    Salzburg is one of the wettest cities in Austria ('Schnürlregen'); bring a rain jacket in any month. Lakes are swimmable July–August.

  • Tyrol valleys · Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Zillertalbest weather

    Sunny, dry winters in the valleys; foehn wind makes sudden warm days. Summer afternoons bring thunderstorms.

  • High Alps · Ötztal, Arlberg (St Anton), Hohe Tauern, glaciersbest weather

    Ski season December to April ('best' in winter means snow); huts open late June to late September. Many lifts close in May and November.

  • Burgenland: Lake Neusiedl and north · Eisenstadt, Rust, Neusiedl am Seehot

    Pannonian climate: hot, dry summers and cold winters. The lake freezes in some winters.

  • Burgenland: South · Oberwart, Güssing, Jennersdorfhot

    Slightly milder and sunnier than the Austrian average; thermal spas run year-round.

  • Lake swimming peaks July–August; the basin holds summer heat. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in July and August.

  • High passes and the Grossglockner road are seasonal; snow can close them from October into May.

  • Lower Austria: Danube valley (Wachau, Tulln, Krems) · River corridor west of Viennahot

    Wine-hill walking April to October; summer afternoons can pass 30 °C (86 °F).

  • Mild and dry; the woods are the summer escape.

  • Snow and skiing December to March; trails June to September.

  • Salzburg: Salzburg city and Flachgau · Northern flat edgefine

    Rain peaks in summer; the city is low enough to walk year-round.

  • Salzburg: Alps (Pinzgau, Pongau, Lungau) · Most of the statebest weather

    Snow at altitude Nov–Apr; high passes and some cable cars shut in the shoulder months.

  • Styria: Graz basin · Graz and the Mur valleyhot

    Warm, sheltered basin; July and August often 30 °C (86 °F)+ and humid, with afternoon thunderstorms.

  • Styria: Upper Styria mountains · Schladming, Murau, Dachsteinbest weather

    Ski season roughly December to April; hiking season June to early October, with snow possible above 1,800 m in June.

  • Styria: South-east hills · Hartberg and the wine countryhot

    Mildest corner of the state; vine rows and spa towns are at their best May–October.

  • Tyrol: Innsbruck and the Inn valley · North Tyrol, 570 mhot

    Valley floor is mild; the Nordkette above it can be 10 °C (18 °F) colder. Föhn winds bring sudden warm, dry days.

  • Tyrol: High valleys and ski resorts · Zillertal, Arlberg, Ötztal, above 1,000 mbest weather

    Snow reliable roughly December to early April; summer hiking June to September. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in July and August.

  • Warm summers around 25 °C (77 °F), cold winters with fog on the river; May, June and September are the pick.

  • Upper Austria: Salzkammergut (Hallstatt, Bad Ischl) · Southern lakes and mountainsbest weather

    Rainier and cooler than the Danube; snow from November on the passes, lake swimming July–August.

  • Vorarlberg: Rhine valley and Lake Constance · Bregenz, Dornbirn, Feldkirchbest weather

    Mildest part of the state; lake-effect cloud and rain are common. June–September is the reliable window; July–August averages about 20–25 °C (68–77 °F). April–May is shoulder season — check conditions.

  • Vorarlberg: Valleys and Arlberg · Montafon, Bregenzerwald, Lechbest weather

    Snow from December to March; December daytime highs near 1 °C (34 °F) in the valley. Above 700–1,000 m expect about 100 cm of snow in a normal winter. June–September is the hiking window; April–May is shoulder season — check conditions.

  • Vienna27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alpbach27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Amstetten25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Attnang‑Puchheim24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bad Aussee26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Bad Gastein23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Baden26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bischofshofen27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bludenz25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bregenz25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Bruck an der Mur25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Dornbirn25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Dürnstein25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ehrwald24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Eisenstadt27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ellmau24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Emmersdorf an der Donau27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Feldkirch24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Fieberbrunn23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Flachau27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 4 rain days
  • Freistadt23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Friesach25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Fügen24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Fugging26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days
  • Graz27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Gröbming24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Güssing26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hall in Tirol25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Hallein26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hallstatt23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Hartberg29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Heiligenblut23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hintertux25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 2 rain days
  • Hohenems25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Igls25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Innsbruck25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Ischgl27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kals21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kapfenberg24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kaprun13 °C (55 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 248 rain days
  • Kitzbühel23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Klagenfurt26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kleinarl22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Klosterneuburg27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Knittelfeld25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Krems an der Donau25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Krimml22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Kufstein24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 15 rain days
  • Langen am Arlberg25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days
  • Lech and Zürs am Arlberg22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Leoben28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 13 rain days
  • Lermoos21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days
  • Lienz26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Liezen25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 4 rain days
  • Linz24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mayrhofen22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 15 rain days
  • Melk25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Mödling26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Montafon24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Murau27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nassfeld23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Neusiedl am See27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oberndorf bei Salzburg and Laufen, Bavaria27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Perchtoldsdorf27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Pinswang22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Pörtschach27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days
  • Reutte23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Rust27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Salzburg25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days
  • Salzkammergut25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days
  • Sankt Michael23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 2 rain days
  • Schärding28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 13 rain days
  • Schladming23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Schwaz27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • See25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Semmering21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days
  • Serfaus23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Spielberg27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Spittal an der Drau27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days
  • Spitz25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • St. Anton22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • St. Christoph17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 14 rain days
  • St. Johann im Pongau27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • St. Johann in Tirol25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • St. Pölten25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Stainz26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Steinfeld25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Steyr25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days
  • Stubaier Gletscher16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 17 rain days
  • Tamsweg26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Thermenland27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Traun24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tulln26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Velden26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Villach27 °C (81 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vils in Tirol24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Vöcklabruck27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days
  • Warth and Schröcken25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days
  • Wattens26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Weißenkirchen in der Wachau25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Wels27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days
  • Wiener Neustadt26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wörgl25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days
  • Zell am See11 °C (52 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 146 rain days

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.

  • Salzburg Festival big impact

    Late Jul – end Aug

    Salzburg hotel rates double; opera and theatre tickets sell out months ahead.

  • Film Festival at Rathausplatz

    Late June to August · Vienna

    Free open-air films and food stalls each evening.

  • Summer stage and Film Festival at Rathausplatz

    Late Jun–Aug · Vienna

    Open-air films and food stalls at the Rathaus each evening; noisy but free.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Austria
High
Prices · Austria
High

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Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Austria, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jul: Great

    Jun: Great

  • Crowds

    Jul: High

    Jun: Medium

  • Prices

    Jul: High

    Jun: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jul: 3

    Jun: 3

July: Salzburg Festival starts; lakes warm; afternoon thunderstorms in the Alps.

June: Lifts reopen, meadows in flower, long evenings; the best all-round month.

Austria: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Where to go in July

Rated best or good this month

  • Salzburg and the lakes

    Best weather of the year (Salzburg, Salzkammergut (Hallstatt, Wolfgangsee))

  • Tyrol valleys

    Best weather of the year (Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Zillertal)

  • High Alps

    Best weather of the year (Ötztal, Arlberg (St Anton), Hohe Tauern, glaciers)

  • Alpbach

    Best months: Dec–Mar for ski, May–Sep for hiking and lakes

  • Amstetten

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Attnang‑Puchheim

    Best months: May–Sep (warm, long days); Dec for Christmas markets in nearby Linz and Salzburg

  • Bad Gastein

    Best months: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Sep for hiking and biking

  • Bludenz

    Best months: Jun–Sep, Apr–May (check for trail conditions)

  • Bregenz

    Best months: May–Sep (lake and Pfänder), Jul–Aug for the festival

  • Dürnstein

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Ehrwald

    Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking, Dec–Mar for skiing

  • Eisenstadt

    Best months: Apr–Oct