When to go · Rust
Rust in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (many restaurants and wineries close).
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
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Austria overall
- Prices
- High
- Austria overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (many restaurants and wineries close).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- RustHighs around 4 °C (39 °F), lows around -1 °C (30 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 39 °F (4 °C), lows around 30 °F (-1 °C), rain on about 7 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 Rust, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Dec: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 7 (better)
May: 9
Crowds
Dec: High
May: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
May: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (many restaurants and wineries close).
May: Inside Rust's best window: May–Sep.
Rust: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings