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, about 30 km (18 mi) north of the Brenner Pass, in a valley stretched from west to east, and at an altitude of 580 meters (1,900 feet). To the north we find the Karwendel mountains, which separate Austria from Germany.
Winter is cold and gray. Snowfalls are quite frequent. On average, 110 cm (43.3 inches) of snow fall per year.
Sometimes there can be cold spells, in which temperatures can drop as low as -15 °C (5 °F) or even below. The temperature dropped to -29 °C (-20 °F) in January 1963, to -26 °C (-15 °F) in January 1966, to -23 °C (-9.5 °F) in January 1968 and in January 1985, to -22 °C (-7.5 °F) in January 1987, and to -18.5 °C (-1.5 °F) in February 2012.
In
summer, temperatures are generally pleasant and lend themselves to outdoor activities, although there can sometimes be rains and thunderstorms.
However, there are also hot periods, usually of short duration, with highs that can exceed 32 °C (90 °F). The temperature reached 37.3 °C (99 °F) in late June 2019, 37 °C (98.5 °F) in August 2003 and July 2015, 35.5 °C (96 °F) in August 2013, and 35 °C (95 °F) in July 1983 and 2010.
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 | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -4 | 4 | -0.3 | 24 | 38 | 31.4 |
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| February | -3 | 6 | 1.7 | 27 | 44 | 35.1 |
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| March | 1 | 12 | 6.3 | 34 | 53 | 43.3 |
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| April | 4 | 16 | 10.3 | 40 | 61 | 50.5 |
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| May | 9 | 21 | 15.1 | 48 | 70 | 59.2 |
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| June | 12 | 24 | 17.8 | 53 | 74 | 64 |
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| July | 14 | 26 | 19.8 | 57 | 78 | 67.6 |
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| August | 14 | 25 | 19.2 | 56 | 77 | 66.6 |
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| September | 10 | 21 | 15.4 | 50 | 69 | 59.7 |
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| October | 6 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 61 | 51.8 |
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| November | 1 | 8 | 4.6 | 33 | 47 | 40.4 |
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| December | -3 | 4 | 0.5 | 27 | 39 | 32.9 |
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| Year | 5.1 | 15.2 | 10.15 | 41.1 | 59.4 | 50 |
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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 | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 40 | 1.6 | 8 |
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| February | 40 | 1.6 | 7 |
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| March | 55 | 2.2 | 9 |
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| April | 55 | 2.2 | 9 |
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| May | 85 | 3.3 | 11 |
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| June | 110 | 4.3 | 14 |
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| July | 130 | 5.1 | 14 |
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| August | 125 | 4.9 | 13 |
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| September | 80 | 3.1 | 10 |
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| October | 55 | 2.2 | 8 |
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| November | 60 | 2.4 | 9 |
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| December | 50 | 2 | 9 |
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| Year | 885 | 34.8 | 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 hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 3 | 95 | February | 4.5 | 120 | March | 5 | 155 | April | 5.5 | 170 | May | 6 | 195 | June | 6 | 185 | July | 7 | 215 | August | 7 | 215 | September | 6 | 180 | October | 5 | 160 | November | 3.5 | 100 | December | 2.5 | 85 | Year | 5.1 | 1870 |
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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.