Austria in December
December is Austria's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 11 destinations average 67/100, led by Ischgl at 85 — 0°C and 14 rainy days — while Innsbruck is warmer at 3°C and scores 67.
#6 of 12 months for Austria · 11 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇦🇹 Austria, month by month
67/100 in DecemberWhere in Austria in December
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Austria in December
- Christmas and New Year ski peak · Ischgl and 1 more place · 20 Dec – 6 Jan (usually)
- Advent market · Zell am See · 20 Nov – 26 Dec (usually)
- Kitzbuehel Advent · Kitzbühel · 18 Nov – 27 Dec
- Krampus Run · St. Anton am Arlberg · 5 Dec
- Christmas markets · Innsbruck and 1 more place · 15 Nov – 6 Jan (usually)
- Krampus and St Nicholas runs · Innsbruck · 28 Nov – 8 Dec (usually)
- Christkindlmarkt · Salzburg · 18 Nov – 26 Dec (usually)
- Krampus runs · Salzburg and 1 more place · 4–7 Dec (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 8 of Austria's 9 well-known places this month.