Vienna in January

Cold, short days; museums quiet; New Year events.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatMild; Easter markets and crowds at Easter.
• MayGreatWarm, long days; good month.
• JuneGreatWarm; outdoor cafés open.
• SeptemberGreatWarm and settled.

• ViennaHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around -2 °C (28 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 28 °F (-2 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Vienna and the east, Austria · Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Grazcool

  Dry continental climate: hot July–August (up to 35 °C (95 °F)) and cold, grey winters; wine harvest September–October.Dry continental climate: hot July–August (up to 95 °F (35 °C)) and cold, grey winters; wine harvest September–October.

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.

• New Year’s Concert and Epiphany

  1 and 6 January · Musikverein and citywide

  Public holidays; shops closed, and the New Year’s Concert is by lottery.

• Ball season

  January to Ash Wednesday · Hofburg and Rathaus

  Roads near the Hofburg close; formal dress fills restaurants.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan · Austria

  Vienna Philharmonic New Year's concert (tickets by lottery); shops closed.

Crowds · Austria overall

Medium

Prices · Austria overall

Medium

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 Vienna, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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