Austria in January
January is Austria's 4th-best month (rank 4 of 12): its 11 destinations average 68/100, led by Ischgl at 91 — -3°C and 14 rainy days — while Graz is warmer at 2°C and scores 53.
#4 of 12 months for Austria · 11 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇦🇹 Austria, month by month
68/100 in JanuaryWhere in Austria in January
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 January 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 January
- Christmas and New Year ski peak · Ischgl and 1 more place · 20 Dec – 6 Jan (usually)
- Hahnenkamm races · Kitzbühel · 14–27 Jan (usually)
- Four Hills ski jumping · Innsbruck · 2–5 Jan (usually)
- Tyrolean Fasnacht · Innsbruck · 20 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)
- Christmas markets · Innsbruck · 15 Nov – 6 Jan (usually)
- Ball season · Vienna · 8 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)
- Silvesterpfad and New Year concert · Vienna · 31 Dec – 1 Jan
- Mozart Week · Salzburg · 20 Jan – 3 Feb (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 5 of Austria's 9 well-known places this month.