When to go · Innsbruck
Innsbruck in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar). Across Austria: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Austria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Austria overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar). Across Austria: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- InnsbruckHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Tyrol valleys, Austria · Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Zillertalfine
Sunny, dry winters in the valleys; foehn wind makes sudden warm days. Summer afternoons bring thunderstorms.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Austria overall
- Medium
- Prices · Austria overall
- Medium
Austria overall: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Innsbruck, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: -5 °C (23 °F)23 °F (-5 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar). Across Austria: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.
January: Inside Innsbruck's best window: Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Innsbruck: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast