Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Innsbruck is
moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
The city is located in the west of Austria, in Tyrol, in a valley at 580 meters (1,900 feet) above sea level.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -0.4 °C (31 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19.8 °C (68 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Innsbruck - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
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| Max (°C) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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| Min (°F) | 25 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 27 |
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| Max (°F) | 39 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 39 |
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amounts to 885 millimeters (34.8 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 40 mm (1.6 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 130 mm (5.1 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Innsbruck - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 40 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 85 | 110 | 130 | 125 | 80 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 885 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | 34.8 |
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| Days | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 120 |
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On average, there are around 1,870
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Innsbruck - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Innsbruck runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.