Weekly note

Austria in October

5 of the 5 destinations in Austria are in season in October: 3 a sweet spot, 0 good, 2 ok.

October is a sweet spot at 3 of these 5 places: Graz, Salzburg and Hallstatt.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Graz sweet spot 17° cool 7d — 17C max, 7 rainy days
2 Salzburg sweet spot 17° cool 10d — 17C max, 10 rainy days
3 Hallstatt sweet spot 17° cool 12d — 17C max, 12 rainy days
4 St. Anton ok 13° cool 11d — 13C max, 11 rainy days
5 Vienna ok 17° cool 6d £193 17C max, 6 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for October departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for October departures.

Other months for Austria

October elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Austria as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.