Best time to visit Graz

Austria · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Graz

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Go in Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug or Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 20C max, 11 rainy days. Sep is the next best.

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Things to do in Graz

Schlossberg Hill and former fortress with park in the city of Graz, Austria
Kunsthaus Graz's newest exhibition place.
Eggenberg Palace Early Baroque architecture with lavish state rooms.
Graz Cathedral Cathedral of the catholic diocese of Graz-Seckau
Murinsel It was built as a temporary project during 2003 for the Cultural Capital of Europe…
Katharinenkirche und Mausoleum, Graz Church building in Innere Stadt, Austria
Schöckl Mountain in Austria

Tours and tickets in Graz

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Graz), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	5°	5d	76%	5.7h	avoid	bitter cold: 5C daily max
Feb	8°	5d	74%	6.7h	ok	8C max, 5 rainy days
Mar	12°	5d	69%	8.6h	ok	12C max, 5 rainy days
Apr	16°	6d	66%	9.9h	sweet spot	16C max, 6 rainy days
May	20°	11d	70%	10.0h	sweet spot	20C max, 11 rainy days
Jun	26°	8d	68%	12.3h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Jul	27°	7d	67%	12.3h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Aug	27°	7d	71%	11.4h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Sep	21°	9d	76%	9.2h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Oct	17°	7d	80%	7.8h	sweet spot	17C max, 7 rainy days
Nov	9°	7d	84%	5.5h	ok	9C max, 7 rainy days
Dec	5°	6d	83%	5.0h	avoid	bitter cold: 5C daily max

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the old town, 9 km from the airport (GRZ): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from June to September; quietest from January to April.

Then and now

Graz's June days now average 25.9°C, 5.0°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	2.1°	3.5°	8.7°	13.7°	18.3°	20.8°	23.7°	23.0°	19.8°	14.5°	7.3°	3.4°
2017–26	4.6°	8.3°	12.1°	16.4°	19.9°	25.9°	27.0°	26.9°	21.3°	16.7°	9.1°	5.1°
Change	+2.4°	+4.8°	+3.4°	+2.7°	+1.6°	+5.0°	+3.3°	+3.8°	+1.5°	+2.2°	+1.8°	+1.6°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Graz is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for Austria: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Debit and credit cards work in most shops in Vienna, even for small sums, but Austria is cash-minded and some shops and cafés still take cash only.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — About 5 to 10% in restaurants and cafés, added as you pay, in cash or on the card; check the bill first. Taxi drivers are usually tipped too, though it is not required.

Getting around Graz

Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.

The old town of Graz is easily explored on foot and is reachable with a 20 min walk from the main train station. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Graz, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency) · police 133 · ambulance 144 · fire 122.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Graz in pictures

Graz Stadtbalkon an der Mur 4244 — i

Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Graz Sterngasse 12 ehemaliger Gasthof Blauer Stern 4228+4229 pano — i

Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Graz Hauptbahnhof2 — i

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16 07 06 Rathaus Graz Turmblick RR2 0271 — i

Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, via Wikimedia Commons

GrazerRathaus edit — i

Tamirhassan~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Graz is like

Graz is the capital of Styria (Steiermark) and the second largest city of Austria. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The historic old town. It has been designated a World Heritage site. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Walk around the centre of the town and explore the many courtyards and narrow streets discovering many interesting shops, restaurants and cafés as well as the impressive architecture. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Graz Airport (GRZ IATA, Flughafen Graz). It is a relatively minor regional airport around 9 km south of the city centre. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Graz, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Graz

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Kind of place

Graz is in Austria, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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