Bad Gastein in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Bad Gastein sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 486 mm of precipitation over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Bad Gastein's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bad Gastein's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Precipitation
- 486 mm
- 60 wet days
- Avg wind
- 5 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Bad Gastein in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical summer day in Bad Gastein reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Bad Gastein
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Bad Gastein weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4° / -10° | 67 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -2° / -9° | 64 | 11 | 12.7 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2° / -5° | 89 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 6° / -2° | 94 | 14.9 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 11° / 2° | 123 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 2.0 |
| Jun | 15° / 6° | 157 | 20.8 | 2.3 | 15.6 | 3.5 |
| Jul | 17° / 8° | 163 | 20.1 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 4.3 |
| Aug | 17° / 8° | 165 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 14 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 13° / 4° | 125 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 12.4 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 8° / 0° | 112 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 2° / -5° | 108 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -3° / -9° | 78 | 12 | 13.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Bad Gastein gets around 486 mm of rain and snow over 60 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 5 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min in early June to 13 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Bad Gastein?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Bad Gastein for sightseeing.
What to pack for Bad Gastein in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Bad Gastein sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 60 days see rain.
UV index in Bad Gastein in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bad Gastein peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Bad Gastein?
Bad Gastein sits at 47.1°N, 13.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Kaprun, 33 km away.
Topography around Bad Gastein
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bad Gastein.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Gastein has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,534 m around an average of 1,458 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,409 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,372 m.
The land around Bad Gastein is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.
Austria travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 82% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $62,930
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 99%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 616
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bad Gastein (47.1155°, 13.1347°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.