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Spielberg weather & best time to visit

Nature escape

Spielberg at a glance

Best time
May – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 24°
Sunshine a year
1,850 h
Rain a year
1,083 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
707 m

Climate in Spielberg

Spielberg has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 24 °C, while January is the coolest at 2 °C. With around 1,850 hours of sunshine a year, Spielberg is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.4 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Spielberg

The best time to visit Spielberg is from May to September. Rain is frequent in April; the wettest month is July with 147 mm.

Spielberg through the seasons

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

Spielberg in spring

Mar – May

50

Fair

  • 9–19 °C by day
  • 5.9 h of sun a day
  • 42 rainy days in all

Spielberg in summer

Jun – Aug

65

Good

  • 23–24 °C by day
  • 7.2 h of sun a day
  • 52 rainy days in all

Spielberg in autumn

Sep – Nov

47

Fair

  • 8–19 °C by day
  • 4.0 h of sun a day
  • 33 rainy days in all

Spielberg in winter

Dec – Feb

23

Poor

  • 2–5 °C by day
  • 3.1 h of sun a day
  • 24 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

No month

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

Apr

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Snow

Nov – Apr

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

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

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June – August

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

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

54

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: May – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 6°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 13°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 14°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 10°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 7°

07:1718:16

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 06:58–07:59 · evening 17:34–18:34
Blue hour
Morning 06:47–06:58 · evening 18:34–18:46

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 Spielberg 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 low6°2°
Daylight11.8 h10.2 h

What is the weather like in Spielberg in October?

In October, Spielberg is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 4.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 76 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Spielberg.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 58 min07:17 – 18:16
UV index
3 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
9 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
68 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
1 day1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+2offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %67 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %20 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %56 %

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 Spielberg

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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September has the better holiday weather in Spielberg: score 68 against 54. In September, days are 5 °C warmer than in October. September has 3 more rainy days. The sun shines an hour longer a day in September.

October vs September, Spielberg
MonthOctoberSeptember
Holiday weather score5468better
Daytime high14°19°
Night-time low4°8°
Sunshine4.2 h5.3 hbetter
Rainy days10better13
Rainfall76 mmbetter114 mm

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Spielberg month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

22January2° · 2.9 h

In January, Spielberg is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−6 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.9 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 8 days, totalling 35 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in January
25February5° · 4.2 h

In February, Spielberg is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−6 °C). Expect around 4.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 40 mm. Snow falls on about 5 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in February
29March9° · 5.0 h

In March, Spielberg is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). Expect around 5.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 58 mm in total. Snow falls on about 5 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in March
58April15° · 6.0 h

In April, Spielberg is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. Expect around 6.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 77 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, April is a so-so month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in April
63May19° · 6.6 h

In May, Spielberg is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun shines for around 6.6 hours a day. It rains often – on about 17 days, adding up to 134 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in May
65June23° · 7.2 h

In June, Spielberg is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. The sun shines for around 7.2 hours a day. It rains often – on about 18 days, adding up to 146 mm. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in June
65July24° · 7.4 h

In July, Spielberg is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 7.4 hours a day. It rains often – on about 18 days, adding up to 147 mm. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in July
66August24° · 7.0 h

In August, Spielberg is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 7.0 hours a day. It rains often – on about 17 days, adding up to 141 mm. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in August
68September19° · 5.3 h

In September, Spielberg is mild: daytime highs average 19 °C, and nights cool down to about 8 °C. Expect around 5.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 114 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in September
54October14° · 4.2 h

In October, Spielberg is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 4.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 76 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in October
18November8° · 2.5 h

In November, Spielberg is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 0 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.5 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 67 mm in total. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in November
21December3° · 2.3 h

In December, Spielberg is bitterly cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−5 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.3 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 8 days, totalling 47 mm; on about 5 of them it snows. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Spielberg.

Spielberg in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

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

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Nights and sleep in Spielberg

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°

ColdOctober: nights around 4°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−6°), the warmest in July (12°). Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to May, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

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

OctoberDay 14°Night 4°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan222°−6°2.9 h835
FebruaryFeb255°−6°4.2 h840
MarchMar299°−1°5.0 h1158
AprilApr5815°3°6.0 h1377
MayMay6319°7°6.6 h17134
JuneJun6523°11°7.2 h18146
JulyJul6524°12°7.4 h18147
AugustAug6624°12°7.0 h17141
SeptemberSep6819°8°5.3 h13114
OctoberOct5414°4°4.2 h1076
NovemberNov188°0°2.5 h1067
DecemberDec213°−5°2.3 h847

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

47.22° N, 14.78° E · 707 m · Europe/Vienna

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Spielberg

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

Per year
1,850 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.4 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 2.3 h a day
OctoberSunshine 4.2 hDaylight 11.0 hShare of daylight 38 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 4.2 of 11.0 hours of daylight in Spielberg, 38 % 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 Spielberg: 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
1,083 mm on 151 days
Wettest month
Jul · 147 mm
Driest month
Jan · 35 mm
OctoberRainy days 10Rainfall 76 mm

In October, Spielberg has about 10 rainy days with 76 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Spielberg

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 9).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 50 min
Fair skin
about 60 min
Light brown skin
about 85 min
Olive skin
about 110 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 Spielberg

How breezy and how cloudy Spielberg 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
9 km/h · light breeze or less
Windiest month
Apr · 11 km/h
Calmest month
Nov · 8 km/h
OctoberWind 9 km/hBeaufort 2

In October, the wind in Spielberg typically peaks at 9 km/h during the day: Beaufort 2, light breeze or less.

Clouds

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

Year average
64 % · variable cloud
Clearest month
Jul · 58 %
Cloudiest month
Nov · 69 %
OctoberCloud cover 68 %Sunshine 4.2 h

In October, cloud covers on average 68 % of the sky over Spielberg: mostly cloudy, with about 4.2 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 Spielberg

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

Hot days a year
5 days
Hottest month
Jul · 24 °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, Spielberg 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 Spielberg

When Spielberg is likely to be white: 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
27 days
Fresh snow a year
102 cm
Snowy months
Feb

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 1Fresh snow 3 cmChance of snow 12 / 100

In October, Spielberg has about 1 day with at least 1 cm of fresh snow, 3 cm in total. The chance of seeing snow during a week's stay is 12 out of 100: hardly any.

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 Spielberg

Weather for your travel dates

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

Spielberg 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.

Spielberg has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 66) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 22).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    49

    Fair

    • 13 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain, Snow

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    63

    Good

    • 20 °C by day
    • 6.7 h of sun a day
    • 17 rainy days a month
  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    66

    GoodBest holidays

    • 24 °C by day
    • 7.1 h of sun a day
    • 17 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    54

    Fair

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

    Dec – Jan

    22

    Poor

    • 3 °C by day
    • 2.6 h of sun a day
    • 8 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 1 h 55 min
Distance
1,200 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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Spielberg vs Leoben

In October the holiday weather in Spielberg and Leoben is about equally good (score 54 vs 56). During the day Leoben is 1 °C warmer than Spielberg.

Spielberg vs Leoben, in October
in OctoberSpielbergLeoben
Holiday weather score5456
Daytime high14°15°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1011
Best timeMay – SepApr – Sep

Through the year

OctoberSpielberg 14°Leoben 15°
SpielbergLeoben
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Ranking

Austria in October: the best places

In October, Spielberg ranks 16 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

  1. Leibnitz16°67
  2. 2Stainz15°65
  3. 3Gleisdorf15°64
  4. 4Velden am Wörther See15°63
  5. 5Feldkirchen in Kärnten14°62
  6. 6Graz15°61
  7. 7St. Veit an der Glan14°59
  8. 8Pörtschach am Wörther See15°59
  9. 16SpielbergThis page14°54
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Near Spielberg

Other destinations close by.

Places with a climate like Spielberg

Destinations whose weather through the year is closest to Spielberg's – good alternatives.

  1. 87 % similar56SterzingItaly14°Best time: May – Sep
  2. 86 % similar63SinaiaRomania15°Best time: May – Oct
  3. 85 % similar48PrachaticeCzechia13°Best time: Apr – Sep
  4. 85 % similar66BruneckItaly15°Best time: Apr – Oct

Frequently asked questions about Spielberg

When is the best time to visit Spielberg?

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

What is the warmest month in Spielberg?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C and nights around 12 °C. January is the coolest month at 2 °C.

When does it rain most in Spielberg?

Rain is frequent in April; the wettest month is July with 147 mm. The driest month is January with 35 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Spielberg get?

Spielberg gets around 1,850 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.4 hours a day; in December there are 2.3 hours a day.

What time zone is Spielberg in?

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

How long is the flight from London to Spielberg?

A nonstop flight from London to Spielberg takes about 1 h 55 min, for a straight-line distance of about 1,200 km.

Which school holidays are best for Spielberg?

Spielberg has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 66) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 22). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 49, May half-term 63, summer holidays 66, October half-term 54, Christmas holidays 22.