When to go · Pörtschach
Pörtschach in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, limited beach use).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 4°C (39°F)39°F (4°C) / −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Austria overall
- Prices
- High
- Austria overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, limited beach use).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Pörtschach's best window: Jun–Aug (warm lake, clear water).
- JulyGreatInside Pörtschach's best window: Jun–Aug (warm lake, clear water).
- AugustGreatInside Pörtschach's best window: Jun–Aug (warm lake, clear water).
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (warm lake, clear water)). Across Austria: Clear mountain weather, cattle drives down from the pastures, wine harvest begins.
Weather in December
- PörtschachHighs around 4 °C (39 °F), lows around -1 °C (30 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 39 °F (4 °C), lows around 30 °F (-1 °C), rain on about 10 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.
Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Austria
Markets close on the 24th; restaurants closed on the evening of the 24th.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Austria overall
- High
- Prices · Austria overall
- High
Austria overall: Christmas markets in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck; ski season opens; New Year's concert in Vienna.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Pörtschach, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Jun: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
Dec: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
Jun: 4 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, limited beach use).
June: Inside Pörtschach's best window: Jun–Aug (warm lake, clear water).
Pörtschach: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast