When to go · Vienna
Vienna in March
Good month. Cool, improving; short queues.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C) / 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Austria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Austria overall
Verdict
Cool, improving; short queues.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than March?
March is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- ViennaHighs around 10 °C (50 °F), lows around 2 °C (36 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 50 °F (10 °C), lows around 36 °F (2 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Vienna and the east, Austria · Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Grazfine
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.
Spring season
Blossom, terraces and short queues.
Watch: Easter crowds; cold snaps in March.
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.
Spring Festival and Easter markets
Mid-March to Easter · Schönbrunn and Freyung
Easter crowds; Sunday and Monday closures.
Easter big impact
Easter Monday (29 Mar 2027) · Austria
Easter markets; shops closed Monday; last big ski weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Austria overall
- Medium
- Prices · Austria overall
- Medium
Austria overall: Spring skiing on sunny slopes; Easter markets; cities quiet.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Vienna, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Good
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Apr: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
Mar: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 8
Apr: 7 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Low
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Apr: 1
March: Cool, improving; short queues.
April: Mild; Easter markets and crowds at Easter.
Vienna: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings