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Gloggnitz weather & best time to visit

Nature escape

Gloggnitz at a glance

Best time
Apr – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 25°
Sunshine a year
2,000 h
Rain a year
848 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
448 m

Climate in Gloggnitz

Gloggnitz has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 25 °C, while January is the coolest at 3 °C. With around 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, Gloggnitz is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 8.5 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Gloggnitz

The best time to visit Gloggnitz is from April to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable in April and in September. The wettest month is July with 107 mm of precipitation.

Gloggnitz through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Gloggnitz in spring

Mar – May

59

Fair

  • 10–20 °C by day
  • 6.5 h of sun a day
  • 36 rainy days in all

Gloggnitz in summer

Jun – Aug

77

Good

  • 24–25 °C by day
  • 8.4 h of sun a day
  • 41 rainy days in all

Gloggnitz in autumn

Sep – Nov

51

Fair

  • 8–20 °C by day
  • 4.3 h of sun a day
  • 30 rainy days in all

Gloggnitz in winter

Dec – Feb

20

Poor

  • 3–6 °C by day
  • 2.6 h of sun a day
  • 27 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

Apr, Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Snow

Nov – Mar

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Gloggnitz for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June, August – September

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

56

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: April – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 8°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 14°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 14°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 10°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 9°

07:1318:10

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 06:54–07:55 · evening 17:28–18:29
Blue hour
Morning 06:42–06:54 · evening 18:29–18:41

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Gloggnitz compared with home

Home:

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 17° at the start of the month to 11° at the end. The days get 1.6 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high17°11°
Night-time low8°4°
Daylight11.7 h10.1 h

What is the weather like in Gloggnitz in October?

In October, Gloggnitz is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. Expect around 4.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 61 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 57 min07:13 – 18:10
UV index
3 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
15 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
62 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+2offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %69 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %22 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %57 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.

What to pack in October

  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Gloggnitz

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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August has the better holiday weather in Gloggnitz: score 79 against 56. In August, days are 11 °C warmer than in October. August has 3 more rainy days. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in August.

October vs August, Gloggnitz
MonthOctoberAugust
Holiday weather score5679better
Daytime high14°25°
Night-time low6°14°
Sunshine4.3 h8.3 hbetter
Rainy days10better13
Rainfall61 mmbetter103 mm
Muggy days0better2

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Gloggnitz month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

18January3° · 2.3 h

In January, Gloggnitz is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−3 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.3 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 10 days, totalling 40 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in January
22February6° · 3.7 h

In February, Gloggnitz is cold: daytime highs average 6 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 3.7 hours a day. Rain falls on about 9 days, adding up to 36 mm. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in February
33March10° · 4.9 h

In March, Gloggnitz is cold: daytime highs average 10 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. Expect around 4.9 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 53 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in March
71April16° · 6.9 h

In April, Gloggnitz is cool: daytime highs average 16 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. The sun shines for around 6.9 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 61 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in April
72May20° · 7.7 h

In May, Gloggnitz is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 7.7 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 100 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in May
77June24° · 8.4 h

In June, Gloggnitz is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 13 °C. The sun shines for around 8.4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 14 rainy days and 99 mm in total. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in June
75July25° · 8.5 h

In July, Gloggnitz is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 8.5 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 107 mm. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in July
79August25° · 8.3 h

In August, Gloggnitz is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 8.3 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 103 mm in total. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in August
76September20° · 6.2 h

In September, Gloggnitz is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. Expect around 6.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 95 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in September
56October14° · 4.3 h

In October, Gloggnitz is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. Expect around 4.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 61 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in October
20November8° · 2.4 h

In November, Gloggnitz is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 2 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 51 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in November
19December4° · 1.9 h

In December, Gloggnitz is cold: daytime highs average 4 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.9 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 9 days, totalling 42 mm; on about 4 of them it snows. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Gloggnitz

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°
  • Pleasant 15–20°

ColdOctober: nights around 6°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−3°), the warmest in July (15°). Nights are pleasant for sleeping (15 to 20 °C) in July. Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 14°Night 6°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan183°−3°2.3 h1040
FebruaryFeb226°−2°3.7 h936
MarchMar3310°1°4.9 h1053
AprilApr7116°5°6.9 h1161
MayMay7220°9°7.7 h15100
JuneJun7724°13°8.4 h1499
JulyJul7525°15°8.5 h15107
AugustAug7925°14°8.3 h13103
SeptemberSep7620°11°6.2 h1195
OctoberOct5614°6°4.3 h1061
NovemberNov208°2°2.4 h951
DecemberDec194°−2°1.9 h942

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

47.67° N, 15.94° E · 448 m · Europe/Vienna

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Gloggnitz

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
2,000 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 8.5 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.9 h a day
OctoberSunshine 4.3 hDaylight 11.0 hShare of daylight 39 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 4.3 of 11.0 hours of daylight in Gloggnitz, 39 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Gloggnitz: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
848 mm on 135 days
Wettest month
Jul · 107 mm
Driest month
Feb · 36 mm
OctoberRainy days 10Rainfall 61 mm

In October, Gloggnitz has about 10 rainy days with 61 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Gloggnitz

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
3 · moderateAround midday seek shade; use sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 50 min
Fair skin
about 65 min
Light brown skin
about 90 min
Olive skin
about 115 min

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Gloggnitz

How breezy and how cloudy Gloggnitz is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
16 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Mar · 17 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 14 km/h
OctoberWind 15 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Gloggnitz typically peaks at 15 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
61 % · variable cloud
Clearest month
Aug · 52 %
Cloudiest month
Nov · 69 %
OctoberCloud cover 62 %Sunshine 4.3 h

In October, cloud covers on average 62 % of the sky over Gloggnitz: variable cloud, with about 4.3 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Gloggnitz

How often the day gets hot in Gloggnitz (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
10 days
Hottest month
Jul · 25 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Daytime high 14 °C

In October, Gloggnitz has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 14 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Gloggnitz

Snow is possible in Gloggnitz, but no month makes it likely: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
19 days
Fresh snow a year
69 cm
Snow possible
Nov – Mar

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 2 cmChance of snow 6 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Gloggnitz.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Gloggnitz

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Gloggnitz in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Gloggnitz has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 78) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 19).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    60

    Good

    • 14 °C by day
    • 6.3 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    73

    Good

    • 20 °C by day
    • 7.8 h of sun a day
    • 15 rainy days a month
  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    78

    GoodBest holidays

    • 25 °C by day
    • 8.4 h of sun a day
    • 14 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    56

    Fair

    • 14 °C by day
    • 4.3 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    19

    Poor

    • 3 °C by day
    • 2.1 h of sun a day
    • 9 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 2 h
Distance
1,250 km
Time zone
UTC+2
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

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Gloggnitz vs Reichenau an der Rax

In October the holiday weather in Gloggnitz and Reichenau an der Rax is about equally good (score 56 vs 55). During the day it is about as warm in Reichenau an der Rax as in Gloggnitz.

Gloggnitz vs Reichenau an der Rax, in October
in OctoberGloggnitzReichenau an der Rax
Holiday weather score5655
Daytime high14°14°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1011
Best timeApr – SepApr – Sep

Through the year

OctoberGloggnitz 14°Reichenau an der Rax 14°
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Ranking

Austria in October: the best places

In October, Gloggnitz ranks 18 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

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  9. 18GloggnitzThis page14°56
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Frequently asked questions about Gloggnitz

When is the best time to visit Gloggnitz?

The best time to visit Gloggnitz is from April to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Gloggnitz?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C and nights around 15 °C. January is the coolest month at 3 °C.

When does it rain most in Gloggnitz?

The wettest month is July with 107 mm of precipitation. The driest month is February with 36 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Gloggnitz get?

Gloggnitz gets around 2,000 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 8.5 hours a day; in December there are 1.9 hours a day.

What time zone is Gloggnitz in?

Gloggnitz is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Gloggnitz?

A nonstop flight from London to Gloggnitz takes about 2 h, for a straight-line distance of about 1,250 km.

Which school holidays are best for Gloggnitz?

Gloggnitz has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 78) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 19). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 60, May half-term 73, summer holidays 78, October half-term 56, Christmas holidays 19.