Ambras Castle
Ambras Castle is a Renaissance architecture château in Innsbruck that functions as an art museum and a military museum. It is one of the 42 sights in Austria featured on this site and is the 25th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The castle is open from 10:00 to 17:00, Monday through Sunday, but is closed in November. Admission prices are €10 from April to October and €7 from December to March. The site is wheelchair accessible.
Innsbruck Airport is 7 km away, and the castle is 384 km from Vienna. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to the Hofburg in Innsbruck, located 3.3 km away, or the Goldenes Dachl, 3.4 km away. Other nearby locations include the Zugspitze, the Bavarian Alps, and Linderhof Palace. The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 22 °C, while the coldest month is January, with a low of -6 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 22 °C. The wettest is July, with about 140 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | -6 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | -2 | -5 |
| Rainfall, mm | 47 | 43 | 61 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 140 | 132 | 85 | 66 | 65 | 57 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
