Austria
Salzburg in October
In October, Salzburg averages a daytime high of 13 °C and a night-time low of 4 °C, with about 106 mm of rain over the month. Salzburg has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 13 °C
- Average low
- 4 °C
- Rain in the month
- 106 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 10 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 149
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Salzburg
October is tied for the 6th warmest month in Salzburg by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 2 °C to 23 °C and the lows from -5 °C to 12 °C. By day, October is 5 °C cooler than September, and November is 6 °C cooler than October.
October brings 106 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 121 mm (1455 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 10 h 40 min, against 8 h 20 min at the shortest and 16 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 °C | -5 °C | 80 mm | |
| February | 4 °C | -5 °C | 75 mm | |
| March | 8 °C | -1 °C | 105 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 2 °C | 96 mm | |
| May | 17 °C | 7 °C | 136 mm | |
| June | 21 °C | 10 °C | 181 mm | |
| July | 23 °C | 12 °C | 194 mm | |
| August | 23 °C | 12 °C | 176 mm | |
| September | 18 °C | 8 °C | 125 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 4 °C | 106 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 0 °C | 88 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -4 °C | 94 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Salzburg?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 13 °C is below 18 °C and about 106 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Salzburg meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Austria in October
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Salzburg
This guide lists 149 places to stay in Salzburg: 7 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 142 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 34; 1–3 km, 48; 3–10 km, 44; 10 km or more, 23.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.