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Vienna in August
What August is really like in Vienna: weather, crowds, prices, events and what to pack.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
August is a quieter month with trade-offs. Expect average highs of 26°C (79°F), lows of 16°C (61°F), about 7 rainy days and roughly 14.3 hours of daylight. Warm and busy with tourists while many locals are away; swim in the Alte Donau or relax at Danube Canal beach bars.
Key facts
- Average high / low
- 26°C (79°F) / 16°C (61°F)
- Rainy days
- About 7
- Daylight
- About 14.3 hours
- Crowds
- Very busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in August
August is the 2nd-warmest month in Vienna: days average 26°C (79°F) against a yearly average high of 15°C (59°F), and nights fall to about 16°C (61°F). Rain falls on roughly 7 of its 31 days. Compared with July (26°C (79°F)), August is about as warm; by September highs drop to around 21°C (70°F).
- Sunrise (15 August)
- About 05:49
- Sunset (15 August)
- About 20:09
- Daylight
- About 14.3 hours
Summer (June–August). Warm days, open-air festivals and Danube swimming, but the State Opera takes a summer break and July and August are busy.
Crowds and prices
On a 1–5 scale, August rates 5 for crowds (the peak is July at 5) and 4 for hotel prices (highest in December). Book accommodation early: August is one of the pricier months.
Events in August
- Film Festival on Rathausplatz continues (until late August)
Dates move from year to year. Check the organiser’s site before booking travel around an event.
What to do in August
Mild, settled days suit walking, viewpoints and time outdoors.
Street · Ringstrasse
Ringstrasse by tram
The grand boulevard built from the 1860s on the line of the old city walls is lined with showpiece buildings: the State Opera, the Hofburg, the museums, the Parliament, the neo-Gothic City Hall, the Burgtheater and the University.
- Time needed
- 30 minutes–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- Kids
- Rainy day
Gallery · Wieden
Secession Building
Read the motto over the entrance — 'To every age its art, to art its freedom' — then go straight down to the Beethoven Frieze.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
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Museum · Innere Stadt
Natural History Museum
The twin of the Kunsthistorisches Museum across Maria-Theresien-Platz displays the Venus of Willendorf, a limestone figurine about 30,000 years old, a dinosaur hall, one of the world's largest meteorite collections and halls of minerals and animals in their original 19th-century cabinets.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- History
- Nature
Museum · Innere Stadt
Haus der Musik
Try the virtual conductor station; the orchestra stops playing in protest if your tempo is poor.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
What to pack
For highs near 26°C, lows near 16°C and 7 wet days: light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening; a packable rain jacket for showers; comfortable walking shoes.
Is August a good time to visit Vienna?
A quieter month with trade-offs, with a notable event on the calendar. If your dates are flexible, April–June and September–October are better overall. Compare every month.
Vienna in other months
Questions travellers ask
+Is August a good time to visit Vienna?
It is a quieter month with trade-offs. Warm and busy with tourists while many locals are away; swim in the Alte Donau or relax at Danube Canal beach bars.
+How warm is Vienna in August?
Average highs are around 26°C (79°F) and lows around 16°C (61°F).
+Does it rain a lot in Vienna in August?
Expect rain on about 7 days of the month.