Vienna
Capital of Austria
Vienna is the capital of Austria and has a population of about 2 million people in 2025. Visitors come to explore its numerous historic palaces, museums, and architectural landmarks.
What to see
The city features extensive historic and cultural sites. Architectural landmarks and palaces include Schönbrunn Palace, the Hofburg, Belvedere, the Austrian Parliament Building, Vienna City Hall, and the Ringstrasse. Religious buildings and memorial sites consist of St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Crypt, Karlskirche, Votivkirche, and Vienna Central Cemetery. Museums and cultural institutions comprise the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Albertina, Austrian National Library, Imperial Treasury, and the Spanish Riding School. Other notable sights are Hundertwasserhaus, Wiener Riesenrad, Prater, Karl-Marx-Hof, Heldenplatz, United Nations Office at Vienna, and Schönbrunn Zoo, along with Vienna Gasometers.
When to go
Daily high temperatures range from 3 °C in January and December to 26 °C in July and August. Daily lows drop to -4 °C in January and reach 16 °C in July and August. Monthly rain ranges from 32 mm in January and February up to 72 mm in June. Rainy days occur on about 7 to 16 days per month, with May experiencing the highest number of rainy days.
Getting there
The nearest airport is Vienna International Airport, located 18 km from Vienna.
Top sights in Vienna
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 26 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -4 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 32 | 32 | 46 | 40 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 38 | 44 | 42 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for Vienna (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
Also worth a look
- Austrian Postal Savings Bank
- Belvedere 21
- Burggarten
- DC Towers
- Donauturm
- Ephesos Museum
- Globe Museum
- Grinzing
- Haus der Musik
- Haus des Meeres
- Hermesvilla
- Herzgruft
- Hietzing Cemetery
- Imperial Carriage Museum
- Imperial Furniture Collection
- Jesuit Church, Vienna
- Jewish Museum Vienna
- Kirche am Steinhof
- Klimt Villa
- KunstHausWien
- Kunsthalle Wien
- Leopold Museum
- Liechtenstein Museum
- Looshaus
- Maria am Gestade
- Millennium Tower
- Mozarthaus Vienna
- Mumok
- Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
- Museum of Military History, Vienna
- Natural History Museum, Vienna
- Palais Auersperg
- Pasqualati House
- Peterskirche, Vienna
- Schloss Neugebäude
- Schwarzenbergplatz
- Seestadt Aspern
- Sigmund Freud Museum
- Soviet War Memorial
- St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church