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Vienna across the year

Best-looking months for Vienna: Apr, May, Oct.

Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.

January in Vienna

Typical highs 3°C (37°F), lows −2°C (28°F), rain on about 8 days.

WeatherMixed
Cold, short days; museums quiet; New Year events. Typical highs around 3 °C, lows around -2 °C, rain on about 8 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Vienna
CrowdsMedium
Medium crowd level: Austria overall. Peak ski month in Tyrol and Salzburgerland; Vienna ball season and cheap city hotels.Based on: Austria overall month table, not a city measurement
PricesMedium
Medium price level: Austria overall.Based on: Austria overall month table, not a city measurement
Events3 events
3 listed: New Year’s Concert and Epiphany; Ball season; New Year's Day.Based on: Festival and holiday lists

What is on

  • New Year’s Concert and Epiphany (1 and 6 January)Public holidays; shops closed, and the New Year’s Concert is by lottery.
  • Ball season (January to Ash Wednesday)Roads near the Hofburg close; formal dress fills restaurants.
  • New Year's Day (1 Jan)Vienna Philharmonic New Year's concert (tickets by lottery); shops closed.

Full January guide for Vienna · All months