Austria
Practical guide
Austria is in Central Europe. It has 9,208,163 inhabitants across 83,871 km². It borders 8 countries. It is landlocked. Its capital is Vienna. People speak Austro-Bavarian German and the currency is the Euro (EUR). Ezplora has pages for 22 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- Vienna
- Population
- 9,208,163
- Area
- 83,871 km²
- Currency
- Euro · EUR
- Languages
- Austro-Bavarian German
- Time zone
- Europe/Vienna
- Dialling code
- +43
- Domain
- .at
When to go to Austria
The best months to visit Vienna are June, July and August. In Vienna, daytime highs go from 3° in January to 26° in July. The wettest month is July (71 mm) and the driest is January (31 mm). From December to February, nights drop below freezing.
Weather in Vienna month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 3° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| low | -3° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| rain | 31 mm | 34 mm | 41 mm | 47 mm | 62 mm | 70 mm | 71 mm | 58 mm | 49 mm | 37 mm | 46 mm | 36 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in Austria
- Viennacapital · 196 m
- Graz355 m
- Linz266 m
- Salzburg438 m
- Innsbruck585 m
- Klagenfurt450 m
- Villach497 m
- Oberwart District293 m
- Dornbirn440 m
- Wiener Neustadt270 m
- Steyr306 m
- Feldkirch463 m
- Bregenz407 m
- Baden232 m
- Traun278 m
- Wolfsberg456 m
- Lustenau408 m
- St. Pölten266 m
- Mödling226 m
- Ansfelden278 m
- Wels320 m
- Saalfelden749 m
Distances in Austria
- Vienna → Graz195 km 56 min · 2 h 16 min
- Vienna → Linz185 km 56 min · 2 h 10 min
- Vienna → Salzburg298 km 1 h 3 min · 3 h 16 min
- Vienna → Innsbruck478 km 1 h 13 min · 5 h 16 min
- Vienna → Klagenfurt299 km 1 h 2 min · 3 h 43 min
- Vienna → Villach333 km 1 h 4 min · 4 h 2 min
56 min · 
2 h 16 minNeighboring countries
- 🇨🇿 CzechiaPrague
- 🇩🇪 GermanyBerlin
- 🇭🇺 HungaryBudapest
- 🇮🇹 ItalyRome
- 🇱🇮 LiechtensteinVaduz
- 🇸🇰 SlovakiaBratislava
- 🇸🇮 SloveniaLjubljana
- 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandBern
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Austria?
The capital of Austria is Vienna.
What currency is used in Austria?
Austria uses the Euro (EUR).
What language is spoken in Austria?
In Austria, people speak Austro-Bavarian German.
When is the best time to visit Austria?
The best months to visit Vienna are June, July and August. In Vienna, daytime highs go from 3° in January to 26° in July. The wettest month is July (71 mm) and the driest is January (31 mm). From December to February, nights drop below freezing.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).