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Austria in November

Mixed month. Grey and quiet until the Christmas markets open mid-month; many Alpine hotels shut.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Austria
Prices
Low
Austria

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Austria

Grey and quiet until the Christmas markets open mid-month; many Alpine hotels shut.

Is another month better than November?

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in November

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

    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)cool

    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, Zillertalcool

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

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

    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 Seecool

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

  • Burgenland: South · Oberwart, Güssing, Jennersdorfcool

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

  • Carinthia: Lake basin (Villach, Klagenfurt, Wörthersee) · central Carinthiacool

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

  • Carinthia: Alpine valleys (Nassfeld, Heiligenblut, Grossglockner) · north and westcold

    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 Viennacool

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

  • Lower Austria: Vienna basin and Wienerwald (Mödling, Baden, Klosterneuburg) · Around the capitalcool

    Mild and dry; the woods are the summer escape.

  • Lower Austria: Eastern Alps (Semmering) · Southwest edgecool

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

  • Salzburg: Salzburg city and Flachgau · Northern flat edgecool

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

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

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

  • Styria: Graz basin · Graz and the Mur valleycool

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

  • Styria: Upper Styria mountains · Schladming, Murau, Dachsteinsnow

    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 countrycool

    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 mcool

    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 mcold

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

  • Upper Austria: Danube valley (Linz, Steyr, Wels) · Northern lowlandfine

    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 mountainscold

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

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

    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, Lechsnow

    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.

  • Vienna8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alpbach9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Amstetten8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Attnang‑Puchheim7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bad Aussee7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bad Gastein3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days
  • Baden8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bischofshofen9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bludenz7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bregenz8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bruck an der Mur7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dornbirn8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Dürnstein7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ehrwald7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Eisenstadt9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ellmau8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Emmersdorf an der Donau9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Feldkirch8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Fieberbrunn7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Flachau9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Freistadt6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Friesach7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Fügen8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Fugging9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Graz8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gröbming7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Güssing8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hall in Tirol9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hallein9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hallstatt7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hartberg11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heiligenblut7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hintertux5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hohenems7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Igls9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Innsbruck9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ischgl8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kals5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kapfenberg7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kaprun2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 86 rain days
  • Kitzbühel7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Klagenfurt7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kleinarl6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Klosterneuburg8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Knittelfeld7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Krems an der Donau7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Krimml6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kufstein7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Langen am Arlberg7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lech and Zürs am Arlberg4 °C (39 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days
  • Leoben8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lermoos6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lienz8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 13 rain days
  • Liezen7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Linz7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mayrhofen6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days
  • Melk7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mödling8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Montafon6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Murau9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nassfeld6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Neusiedl am See9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oberndorf bei Salzburg and Laufen, Bavaria9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Perchtoldsdorf9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pinswang7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Pörtschach9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Reutte6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rust8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Salzburg8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Salzkammergut7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sankt Michael7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Schärding9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Schladming6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Schwaz8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • See5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Semmering6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Serfaus4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Spielberg9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Spittal an der Drau9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Spitz7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • St. Anton5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days
  • St. Christoph3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 11 rain days
  • St. Johann im Pongau9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • St. Johann in Tirol7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • St. Pölten8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Stainz8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Steinfeld7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Steyr7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Stubaier Gletscher3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tamsweg8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Thermenland9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Traun7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tulln9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Velden8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Villach7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vils in Tirol7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vöcklabruck9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Warth and Schröcken7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Wattens9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Weißenkirchen in der Wachau7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wels9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wiener Neustadt8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Wörgl7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zell am See-1 °C (30 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 92 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.

  • All Saints' Day, Immaculate Conception

    1 Nov and 8 Dec

    Holidays; many shops open on 8 Dec for Christmas shopping.

  • Christmas markets

    Mid-November to 24 December · Vienna

    Crowded centre; hotels and trains sell out at weekends.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Austria
Low
Prices · Austria
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Nov: Mixed

    Jun: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Nov: Low

    Jun: Medium

  • Prices

    Nov: Low

    Jun: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Nov: 2

    Jun: 3

November: Grey and quiet until the Christmas markets open mid-month; many Alpine hotels shut.

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

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