When to go · Hallstatt

Hallstatt in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug midday (peak tour-bus hours), Nov–Mar for closures.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C) / −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Medium; Austria overall
Prices: Medium; Austria overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Hallstatt

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug midday (peak tour-bus hours), Nov–Mar for closures.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

HallstattHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -5 °C (23 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 23 °F (-5 °C), rain on about 12 days
Salzburg and the lakes, Austria · 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.

Austria overall: Peak ski month in Tyrol and Salzburgerland; Vienna ball season and cheap city hotels.

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

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug midday (peak tour-bus hours), Nov–Mar for closures.

May: Inside Hallstatt's best window: May–Oct; late Sep–Oct for fewer crowds.

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