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A good place. At the right time.

Austria
in October.

Is October a good time?

Temperature unit

5 of 9 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.

National overnight stays are 46% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
60–62°F
Very good weather
5 / 9 regions

Weather falls below the very-good band in 4 scored regions.

Find your October base

Based on 9 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Illustration of Innsbruck old town and Inn valley beneath the Nordkette
Innsbruck beneath the NordketteDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 9 possibilities.

Choose your October base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

9 of 9 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Podersdorf lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake NeusiedlCountrysideBurgenlandLake NeusiedlRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good62°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Karlskirche across its reflecting pool in ResselparkCityViennaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good62°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Vineyard path above Dürnstein in the Wachau with the Danube bendCountrysideLower AustriaWachau · MelkRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.3/10Very good61°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Graz from Schlossberg beside the Uhrturm toward the Mur valleyMountainsStyriaGrazRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.2/10Very good61°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Hallstatt and Hallstätter See from the classic north-of-village lakeside outlookCountrysideUpper Austria & HallstattHallstatt · Linz · Salzkammergut (part)Read the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good61°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Pfänder summit above Bregenz looking across the shoreline and Lake ConstanceMountainsVorarlbergLech · BregenzRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Wörthersee toward the Maria Wörth peninsula and Karawanks from a Pyramidenkogel-style outlookMountainsCarinthiaWörthersee · KlagenfurtRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good60°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Hohensalzburg Fortress from a Kapuzinerberg outlook across the SalzachMountainsSalzburgZell am See · KaprunRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good60°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Innsbruck old town and Inn valley beneath the NordketteMountainsTyrolInnsbruck · Kitzbühel · St. Anton · MayrhofenRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good60°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Austria's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Austria's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

October weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
60–62°F
Typical nights
40–45°F
Rain days
7–10 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Afternoons around 62°F (17°C): light layers; nights around 44°F (7°C): a warm coat.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Burgenland62°F44°F7very good
Vienna62°F45°F7very good
Lower Austria61°F44°F8very good
Styria61°F42°F7very good
Upper Austria & Hallstatt61°F43°F9very good
Vorarlberg62°F42°F9good
Carinthia60°F42°F9good
Salzburg60°F40°F10good
Tyrol60°F—9good

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Moderate season, nationally.

October records 46% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

About usual.

0% on Austria's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip

Holidays: 16% of people in Austria live where schools are out on a typical October 2026 day. Public holidays: 26 Oct National Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Same country. A different chapter.

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How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Austria's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Austria) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Austria's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (110 where the EU average is 100). Full method.