Austria · Salzburg · December

Salzburg in Decemberhow the month reads

December is a challenging month for Salzburg overall inside Austria, with cooler than the yearly mean by 9.6°C. The safety bulletins below apply.

Rank: 12 of 12
Score: 25/100

December match

25/100

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What’s open · December

Things to do in Salzburg in December

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.

Temperature
0°C
−9.6°C vs. yearly mean
Month rank
12 of 12
for Salzburg
Best months
February · March · April
highest regional score

12-month temperature · Salzburg

December in context

Temperature°C

View data table

Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	-0.8
February	2.4
March	5.6
April	9.6
May	13.0
June	19.4
July	19.8
August	19.9
September	15.7
October	11.2
November	4.3
December	0.5

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 2026-10-18

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