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.
Book things to do
Tours and tickets in Vienna, from our booking partner.
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.
Quieter alternatives
If your dates are flexible, these months are calmer in Vienna.
Attraction guides in Vienna
The best day and hour for each monument, and when it is calmest across the year, not only in May.
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.