Vienna in May
Warm, long-lit and busy in the best way, with a six-week arts festival layered on top of the regular opera season.
Is May a good time to visit Vienna?
May is a middling month in Vienna — crowds around 74/100. Not the worst, but January is noticeably calmer.
What’s on in May
- Wiener Festwochen (mid-May to mid-June)
- Labour Day (1 May)
Best days in May
Weekdays are almost always calmer than weekends.
Tue is normally the calmest day of the week.
Best hours in May
The daily rhythm, hour by hour.
The 9:00 AM window is usually the calmest of the day.
Weather in May
Typical highs, lows and wet days.
How May compares
Every month in Vienna, ranked by how calm it is.
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Frequently asked questions
Is May a good month to visit Vienna?
May is a middling month in Vienna — crowds around 74/100. Not the worst, but January is noticeably calmer.
How crowded is Vienna in May?
Vienna sits at roughly 74/100 in May on our crowd scale, which is 9 points above the yearly average. The quietest month is January.
What is the weather like in Vienna in May?
Expect highs around 21°C and lows near 11°C in May, with about 9 wet days across the month.