Season guide · Vienna · Austria
Vienna in autumn
September–November: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Quick answer
Mild September and October with the grape harvest and new concert season, turning grey in November when Christmas markets open. Expect highs up to 21°C (70°F) and lows around 3°C (37°F), with about 19 rainy days across September–November. September–October are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- September–November
- Temperatures
- 3°C (37°F) to 21°C (70°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 19
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in autumn
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 21°C (70°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6 | 12.5 h | 4/5 |
| October | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 6 | 10.7 h | 3/5 |
| November | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7 | 9.1 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 15°C (59°F) against a yearly 15°C (59°F), and 19 of the year's roughly 83 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in autumn
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- September: Vienna Wine Hiking Day — walking routes through the city's vineyards (usually late September)
- October: Long Night of the Museums (usually early October)
- October: Austrian National Day (26 October)
- October: Viennale film festival (usually late October)
- November: Christmas markets open at Rathausplatz, Spittelberg, Schönbrunn and elsewhere (usually mid-November)
Good choices for autumn
Gallery · Innere Stadt
Albertina
Housed in a Habsburg palace behind the State Opera, the Albertina combines restored imperial state rooms with a permanent collection running from Monet and Degas to Picasso, and one of the world's great collections of prints and drawings, including Dürer's Young Hare, shown only occasionally.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Neubau
MuseumsQuartier and Leopold Museum
Even without a ticket, the courtyard is a free and lively place for a drink in the warmer months.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- After dark
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
Day trips in autumn
- Baden bei Wien (About 1 hour by local railway, or 30 minutes by train) — An elegant spa town of Biedermeier houses where Beethoven spent many summers.
- Heiligenkreuz and the Vienna Woods (About 45 minutes by bus) — The Vienna Woods (Wienerwald) are crisscrossed with walking trails.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is autumn a good time to visit Vienna?
Yes: September–October are among the best months. Mild September and October with the grape harvest and new concert season, turning grey in November when Christmas markets open.
+What is the weather like in Vienna in autumn?
Highs of up to 21°C (70°F) and lows around 3°C (37°F), with about 19 rainy days over the season.