When to go · Vienna
Vienna in May
Great month. Warm, long days; good month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Austria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Austria overall
Verdict
Warm, long days; good month.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Vienna in this guide.
Weather in May
- ViennaHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Vienna and the east, Austria · Vienna, Wachau, Burgenland, Grazbest weather
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.
Labour Day and Ascension
1 May and Ascension Thursday · Citywide
Public holidays; shops closed, parades on the Ring.
Labour Day
1 May · Austria
Shops closed; parades in Vienna.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Austria overall
- Medium
- Prices · Austria overall
- Medium
Austria overall: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Vienna, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Apr: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Apr: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
May: 2
Apr: 1
May: Warm, long days; good month.
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 layer for the evenings