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Best Time for Vienna & the Wachau
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Sweet spot: March, April, September. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Apricot blossom fills the valley for two brief white weeks, and the terraced rieslings pour in courtyards barely changed since the monasteries planted them.
- Harvest and golden vines between castle ruins — cycle one bank of the Danube and boat back down the other.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.5°C | 1.0°C | 46 mm | 8.6 h | ❄ |
| February | −4.6°C | 3.0°C | 38 mm | 9.9 h | ❄ |
| March | −1.5°C | 8.2°C | 48 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.2°C | 14.7°C | 43 mm | 13.4 h | |
| May | 8.1°C | 18.9°C | 91 mm | 15.0 h | |
| June | 12.4°C | 22.9°C | 99 mm | 15.9 h | |
| July | 14.2°C | 25.0°C | 94 mm | 15.5 h | |
| August | 13.6°C | 24.7°C | 95 mm | 14.1 h | |
| September | 8.8°C | 19.2°C | 82 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 4.0°C | 13.6°C | 54 mm | 10.5 h | |
| November | 0.2°C | 7.3°C | 44 mm | 8.9 h | ❄ |
| December | −4.0°C | 2.1°C | 42 mm | 8.1 h | ❄ |