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Austria in March

Around 8 °C with 74 mm of rain and 6.3 hours of sun a day.

March is one of the strongest months to visit Austria. Around 8 °C with 74 mm of rain and 6.3 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Austria · March
What the weather usually does

Austria · typical month

  • Day / night
    -1 – 8 °C
    Year range -5 – 23 °C
  • Rainfall
    74 mm
    Year range 67 – 150 mm
  • Sunshine
    6.3 hr / day
    Year range 3.1 – 7.0 hr / day
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What’s open · March

Things to do in Austria in March

Nothing in Austria shuts for the season; March runs the full list.

  • Open
    Hiking the Salzkammergut and Dachstein

    the valley paths around Hallstatt stay walkable in winter; it is the high alpine routes that have a season

    Sources: hallstatt.net, hallstatt.net

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

9 regions · current month

Austria, taken apart

Safety · 5 governments

What the governments say about Austria

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
See breakdown by country
AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
CA

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.gc.ca
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyAustria. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (1.1), highest in July (22.5). Monthly means: 1.1, 4.5, 7.9, 12.1, 15.6, 21.7, 22.5, 22.5, 17.9, 13.0, 5.9, 2.2.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January1.1-5.3-12.17.2
February4.5-3.0-10.411.3
March7.9-1.1-7.415.4
April12.12.2-4.320.6
May15.66.41.722.7
June21.711.47.528.0
July22.512.58.828.4
August22.512.57.828.5
September17.98.63.024.6
October13.04.70.119.1
November5.9-0.4-6.311.8
December2.2-3.5-9.17.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyAustria. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (67), highest in July (150). Monthly means: 77, 67, 74, 88, 148, 137, 150, 146, 125, 90, 85, 83.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January77
February67
March74
April88
May148
June137
July150
August146
September125
October90
November85
December83
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyAustria. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (3.1), highest in April (7.0). Monthly means: 3.7, 5.0, 6.3, 7.0, 6.0, 7.0, 6.7, 6.3, 5.5, 4.6, 3.7, 3.1.
View data table
MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January3.7
February5.0
March6.3
April7.0
May6.0
June7.0
July6.7
August6.3
September5.5
October4.6
November3.7
December3.1
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyAustria. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in August (6.1), highest in February (8.1). Monthly means: 8.0, 8.1, 7.8, 8.0, 7.3, 6.5, 6.4, 6.1, 6.6, 7.3, 7.0, 7.6.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January8.04.413.5
February8.14.513.2
March7.84.912.1
April8.05.012.0
May7.34.511.1
June6.54.29.9
July6.44.29.8
August6.14.39.2
September6.64.310.2
October7.34.411.6
November7.04.111.2
December7.64.612.6
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February

Around 4 °C with 67 mm of rain and 5.0 hours of sun a day.

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April

Around 12 °C with 87 mm of rain and 7.0 hours of sun a day.

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