Europe · City travel

Best time to visit Salzburg

Late Apr–Early May, Mid Jun, Mid Jul–Late Jul, Mid Aug–Late Sep, Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.6°C, with 3.9 rainy days per 10 days.

View on the globe
Scenery of Salzburg
Photo: Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Salzburg season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 7.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 0.8)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 13.2)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 17.0)Late Feb: Fair (season score 33.7)Early Mar: Fair (season score 34.2)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 44.3)Late Mar: Good (season score 57.6)Early Apr: Great (season score 73.8)Mid Apr: Great (season score 72.5)Late Apr: Best (season score 92.2)Early May: Best (season score 88.3)Mid May: Great (season score 80.2)Late May: Great (season score 82.9)Early Jun: Great (season score 85.7)Mid Jun: Best (season score 88.5)Late Jun: Great (season score 85.1)Early Jul: Great (season score 83.2)Mid Jul: Best (season score 89.9)Late Jul: Best (season score 86.4)Early Aug: Great (season score 84.3)Mid Aug: Best (season score 92.1)Late Aug: Best (season score 91.9)Early Sep: Best (season score 95.1)Mid Sep: Best (season score 87.6)Late Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Early Oct: Great (season score 84.5)Mid Oct: Best (season score 89.9)Late Oct: Great (season score 81.7)Early Nov: Good (season score 66.2)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 43.5)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 21.5)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 12.7)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 9.0)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 3.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Events & natural phenomena

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid3.6°C3.472.2%
FebruaryOff-season6.4°C3.271.8%
MarchOkay10.9°C3.771.6%
AprilGreat15.9°C3.270.6%
MayGreat20.0°C4.574.1%
JuneBest24.0°C4.770.3%
JulyBest25.1°C4.868.8%
AugustBest24.9°C4.464.6%
SeptemberBest20.1°C3.765.5%
OctoberGreat15.5°C3.267.6%
NovemberOkay8.8°C3.172.4%
DecemberAvoid4.5°C3.373.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SALZBURG(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.