May–June
Wk 21–23
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 27 out of 100, weather comfort near 41.
- Crowd level
- 15–40
- Comfort
- 36–46
Austria · Salzburger Land
Salzburger Land: five Gaue, a former state
Until 1803 prince-archbishops ruled a country of their own here. What remains are Hohensalzburg, the largest ice cave in the world and waterfalls dropping 389 metres.
Busiest week
FebruaryCrowd level 100
Wk 7 · 833,553 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
NovemberCrowd level 0
Wk 45–47 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
May–JuneCrowd level 15–40
Wk 21–23 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
16 °CComfort 53
August · around 210 mm of rain in the month
Salzburger Land in brief
The Salzburger Land divides into five Gaue and was a state of its own until 1803, ruled as a prince-archbishopric. Among its natural landmarks are the largest ice cave in the world and the Krimml Falls, dropping 389 metres. Against Tirol it is smaller and more compact, and where Tirol falls into two parts it divides into five Gaue.
When is Salzburger Land busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 73
FebruaryØ 95
MarchØ 61
AprilØ 16
MayØ 17
JuneØ 41
JulyØ 76
AugustØ 85
SeptemberØ 36
OctoberØ 19
NovemberØ 5
DecemberØ 57
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
May · Wk 21
Crowd level15/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort9/100 · Sun & warmth
-48 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 247,834
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 5 % of source markets on school holidays
- Main source markets
- Germany (40 %) · Austria (32 %) · Netherlands (7 %) · 93% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 144,703–833,553 (avg 475,736)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Salzburger Land, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 4 | -4 °C |
| February | 95 | 6 | -1 °C |
| March | 61 | 11 | 2 °C |
| April | 16 | 22 | 6 °C |
| May | 17 | 33 | 10 °C |
| June | 41 | 50 | 15 °C |
| July | 76 | 50 | 16 °C |
| August | 85 | 53 | 16 °C |
| September | 36 | 45 | 12 °C |
| October | 19 | 31 | 8 °C |
| November | 5 | 13 | 2 °C |
| December | 57 | 5 | -2 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Salzburger Land itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
September–October
Wk 38–40
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 28, weather comfort near 40.
- Crowd level
- 19–33
- Comfort
- 36–43
February
Wk 6–8
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 98–100
- Comfort
- 5–7
Salzburger Land compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Salzburger Land
- 35.1
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: February, at 4.0× the value. Closest to the median: June, at 1.0× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Salzburger Land with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5 | -4 | -6 | 141 |
| Feb | -3 | -1 | -4 | 116 |
| Mar | 0 | 2 | -2 | 128 |
| Apr | 4 | 6 | 2 | 133 |
| May | 8 | 10 | 6 | 219 |
| Jun | 13 | 15 | 11 | 196 |
| Jul | 14 | 16 | 12 | 239 |
| Aug | 14 | 16 | 12 | 210 |
| Sep | 11 | 12 | 9 | 170 |
| Oct | 7 | 8 | 5 | 137 |
| Nov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| Dec | -3 | -2 | -4 | 138 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Moderately sunny
≈ 3.4 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 |
| Feb | 2.3 |
| Mar | 3.6 |
| Apr | 4.9 |
| May | 4.9 |
| Jun | 5.6 |
| Jul | 5.3 |
| Aug | 4.6 |
| Sep | 3.5 |
| Oct | 2.4 |
| Nov | 1.6 |
| Dec | 1.1 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Salzburger Land and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Salzburger Land
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 53
- Slopes in total
- 1,938 km
- Lifts
- 800
- Highest point
- 3,024 m
On a long-term average, March sees the most snow: 123 cm mean snow depth across the region. In 7 months of the year the regional average reaches at least 10 cm of snow depth.
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ski amadé | 612.83 km188.03 km cross-country | 248 | 667–2,642 m1,975 m vertical drop |
| Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn | 253.06 km76.45 km cross-country | 78 | 795–2,090 m1,295 m vertical drop |
| Obertauern | 87.16 km24.65 km cross-country | 28 | 1,628–2,297 m669 m vertical drop |
| Snow Space Salzburg | 86.72 km1.71 km cross-country | 47 | 667–1,977 m1,309 m vertical drop |
| Hochkönig | 74.51 km0.52 km cross-country | 23 | 812–1,890 m1,078 m vertical drop |
| Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel | 73.55 km3.57 km cross-country | 24 | 843–2,294 m1,451 m vertical drop |
| Wildkogel | 68.59 km | 21 | 814–2,125 m1,311 m vertical drop |
| Schmittenhöhe Zell am See | 60.52 km3.1 km cross-country | 29 | 758–1,963 m1,205 m vertical drop |
| Großarltal-Dorfgastein | 51.66 km | 20 | 847–2,027 m1,180 m vertical drop |
| Katschberg-Aineck | 48.13 km | 18 | 1,054–2,210 m1,156 m vertical drop |
| Kaprun - Kitzsteinhorn/Maiskogel | 45.89 km13.35 km cross-country | 21 | 765–3,024 m2,259 m vertical drop |
| Flachau | 43.61 km | 26 | 882–1,977 m1,094 m vertical drop |
| Wagrain | 40.61 km1.71 km cross-country | 18 | 735–1,804 m1,069 m vertical drop |
| Skiregion Dachstein West | 38.86 km | 25 | 745–1,616 m871 m vertical drop |
| Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl | 37.79 km | 14 | 1,011–2,109 m1,098 m vertical drop |
| Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl | 28.13 km | 9 | 989–1,921 m933 m vertical drop |
| Großeck-Speiereck | 27.98 km | 11 | 1,080–2,338 m1,258 m vertical drop |
| Skigebiet Almenwelt Lofer | 23.28 km | 11 | 628–1,674 m1,046 m vertical drop |
| Fanningberg | 22.71 km | 5 | 1,494–2,090 m596 m vertical drop |
| Bergbahnen Werfenweng | 21.58 km | 9 | 898–1,828 m930 m vertical drop |
| Hochkeil | 21.45 km4.09 km cross-country | 7 | 606–1,748 m1,142 m vertical drop |
| Fageralm | 19.54 km | 6 | 935–1,854 m919 m vertical drop |
| Raurisertal | 19.35 km | 12 | 927–2,171 m1,244 m vertical drop |
| Sportgastein | 15.19 km5.54 km cross-country | 3 | 1,576–2,642 m1,066 m vertical drop |
| Filzmoos-Neuberg | 13.65 km0.14 km cross-country | 7 | 968–1,585 m617 m vertical drop |
and 28 more areas in this region
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Salzburger Land in detail
Location and shape
The Salzburger Land covers 7,154 square kilometres, making it Austria's sixth-largest state; it runs 143 kilometres west to east and 113 north to south. Its high point is the Großvenediger at 3,657 metres. Southward, three of the Gaue reach into the Hohe Tauern, the Lungau into the Niedere as well.
The five Gaue
The state divides into Gaue: Flachgau, Tennengau, Pongau, Pinzgau and Lungau, with the city of Salzburg alongside them. The name has nothing to do with the renamings of the Nazi period; it is considerably older. The Gaue follow the terrain: the Flachgau the pre-alpine country with part of the Salzkammergut, the Tennengau the limestone Alps and the Lammertal, the Pongau the middle Salzach and upper Enns valleys, the Pinzgau the upper Salzach and Saalach, the Lungau the upper Mur.
A land of prince-archbishops
Archbishops shaped the region: from the high Middle Ages until the start of the nineteenth century, Salzburg as a prince-archbishopric formed a state of its own. Only in 1803 did it become an electorate, and after a brief Bavarian spell it joined Austria in 1816, becoming a federal state in 1918. The buildings come out of that history: Hohensalzburg fortress, raised in 1077 and extended into a late Gothic residence in the fifteenth century, counted among the largest and best preserved castles in Europe; Hohenwerfen, once the archbishop's stronghold and now home to an arms collection and a falconry; Mirabell Palace with its gardens and marble hall; and baroque Hellbrunn with its trick fountains.
Natural landmarks
Two of the natural landmarks here stand in world rankings. No ice cave in the world is larger than the Eisriesenwelt near Werfen: its portal measures 20 metres across and 18 high, the passages some 50 kilometres, of which roughly one is iced and open to visitors. The Krimml Falls drop 389 metres in three stages; they are reckoned the fifth highest in the world and are the only Austrian natural monument to carry a European Diploma. The Gollinger waterfall drops 75 metres in two steps, and the Liechtensteinklamm is the gorge of the Gasteiner Ache. The Großglockner High Alpine Road runs through the Hohe Tauern national park to Carinthia.
Customs
In the Lungau the Samson is carried, a giant processional figure accompanied by a pair of dwarfs, paraded between Corpus Christi and the first Sunday in October; outside the Lungau and neighbouring Styria the custom is not widespread in Austria. Through the Rauhnächte the Perchten go about, fair ones and ugly ones, their bells meant to see winter off.
Winter
A glacier ski area lies on the Kitzsteinhorn near Kaprun.
How it differs from Tirol
Against Tirol, the Salzburger Land is the smaller and more compact state: 7,154 square kilometres against 12,648, 143 kilometres west to east against 220. Both carry castles and both offer winter sport, but their histories part ways: here prince-archbishops ruled a state of their own until 1803. The ordering of space differs as well: where Nordtirol lays itself along the axis of the Inn valley, the Salzburger Land divides into Gaue whose boundaries match the districts.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Salzburger Land
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Salzburger Land?
- The best time to visit Salzburger Land is May–June (Wk 21–23): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 27 out of 100, weather comfort about 41 out of 100.
When is Salzburger Land quietest?
- November (Wk 45–47) is the quietest time in Salzburger Land. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Salzburger Land busiest?
- Salzburger Land is busiest in February (Wk 7) with around 833,553 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Salzburger Land and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Salzburger Land in August with an average of 16 °C and around 210 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Salzburger Land and when are ski conditions best?
- Salzburger Land has the most snow in March with an average of around 123 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
When is Salzburger Land least busy while still having good snow?
- The best time for quiet winter sports in Salzburger Land is April: with still around 98 cm of snow, the crowd level of about 16 out of 100 is below peak season.
How do you get to Salzburger Land?
- Salzburger Land is reachable via the destination airport W. A. Mozart Salzburg Airport (SZG) with direct flights.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Dominik Kollau on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Flu Photography on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Salzburg (Bundesland)“ (1747948) · Wikipedia „Land Salzburg“ (267575193) · Wikidata Q43325. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.