Austria
Vienna in February
In February, Vienna averages a daytime high of 5 °C and a night-time low of -1 °C, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Vienna's most comfortable months, May, August and September.
- Average high
- 5 °C
- Average low
- -1 °C
- Rain in the month
- 28 mm
- Daylight on 15 Feb
- 10 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 398
When to go
How February compares with the rest of the year in Vienna
February is the 10th warmest month in Vienna by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 27 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 16 °C. By day, February is 2 °C warmer than January, and March is 6 °C warmer than February.
February brings 28 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 52 mm (628 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 February the sun is up for about 10 h 10 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 | 3 °C | -2 °C | 30 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -1 °C | 28 mm | |
| March | 11 °C | 2 °C | 41 mm | |
| April | 17 °C | 6 °C | 39 mm | |
| May | 21 °C | 11 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| June | 25 °C | 14 °C | 81 mm | |
| July | 27 °C | 16 °C | 82 mm | |
| August | 27 °C | 16 °C | 72 mm | Yes |
| September | 21 °C | 11 °C | 60 mm | Yes |
| October | 15 °C | 7 °C | 45 mm | |
| November | 9 °C | 3 °C | 43 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -1 °C | 37 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 February a good time to visit Vienna?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 5 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Vienna are May, August and September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Vienna
This guide lists 398 places to stay in Vienna: 18 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 380 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 88; 1–3 km, 153; 3–10 km, 101; 10 km or more, 54.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.