Austria
Salzburg in October
🍂 AutumnCool and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why October scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.2
- !Cool (14°C highs / 6°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 7°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~73 mm rain)
- Air quality8.9
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~12 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Oct | Sep | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.2 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 14° / 6° | 20° / 10° |
| Rain | 73 mm | 112 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 7° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Salzburg Airport weather-station normals. Rainfall: Salzburg Airport weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- All Saints' Day 30 Oct – 1 Nov · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: National Day (26 Oct)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Nature calendarBlossoms, leaves & seasons in Salzburg
- Snowy daysTypical datesSnow likely Nov–Mar (most in Jan: ~15 days)
Average number of days with snowfall at Salzburg Airport. About 20 cm of snow falls in an average Jan.
Source: Salzburg Airport weather-station normals (national weather service, via Wikipedia climate table)
Explore SalzburgEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAustrian city on the Salzach River, Mozart's birthplace, known for its baroque old town, Hohensalzburg Fortress and a world-famous summer music festival.
No major events on our calendar for October.
Coming up later
Salzburg ChristkindlmarktDate variesUsually late November to 26 December
A traditional Christmas market with crafts, mulled wine and choirs.
Why go: Very busy at weekends.
Where: Domplatz and Residenzplatz
Mozart Week (Mozartwoche)Date variesUsually late January to early February, around Mozart's birthday on 27 January
A festival focused on Mozart's music.
Why go: Book concerts ahead.
Where: Mozarteum and other concert halls
Easter Festival (Osterfestspiele)Date variesAround Easter — March or April, date moves each year
A festival of opera and orchestral concerts.
Why go: Book ahead.
Where: Grosses Festspielhaus
Hohensalzburg Fortress
One of the largest medieval castles in Central Europe, above the old town and reached by funicular or on foot.
Mozart's Birthplace
The house at Getreidegasse 9 where Mozart was born in 1756, now a museum.
Mirabell Palace and Gardens
Formal baroque gardens with views of the fortress, used in 'The Sound of Music'.
Salzburg Cathedral
A baroque cathedral where Mozart was baptised.
Hellbrunn Palace trick fountainsgreat in Oct
A 17th-century pleasure palace with hidden water jets built to surprise guests.
💡 The fountains operate in the warmer half of the year; expect to get splashed.
Getreidegasse
A narrow old-town shopping street known for its wrought-iron guild signs.
Salzburger Nockerl
A sweet baked soufflé shaped into three peaks to represent the hills around the city.
💡 Traditional restaurants
Mozartkugel
Chocolate-covered balls of pistachio marzipan and nougat, first made in Salzburg in 1890.
💡 Café Konditorei Fürst, the original maker, and confectioners
Bosna
A Salzburg snack of grilled sausage in a bun with onions and curry powder.
💡 Sausage stands in the old town
Kasnocken
Small dumplings baked with mountain cheese and topped with fried onions.
💡 Traditional inns
Beer
Salzburg has a long brewing tradition, from the Stiegl brewery to monastery-style beer halls.
💡 Augustiner Bräu Mülln beer hall and garden
Mozartkugeln
The city's famous chocolates, in many brands.
💡 Confectioners and supermarkets
Trachten
Traditional Alpine clothing such as dirndls and loden jackets.
💡 Specialist Trachten shops
Christmas decorations
Hand-painted ornaments and wooden figures.
💡 Christmas market and craft shops
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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