Vienna
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Typical weather
1981–presentCity Rhythm
measuredOpening hours, by kind of place
median across mapped venuesVital absurdities
measured · the Anti-AwardsSame time system
by rhythmWhat to do each season
2winter
cool to cold, relatively dry; mean −1.7 to 14.3 °C across the range; snowfall much rarer than a few decades ago in the urban core; frost possible into April
- the imperial-indoor cultural economy dominates: Staatsoper, Burgtheater, Musikverein, Konzerthaus, the Kunsthistorisches Museum
- the coffeehouse culture (Café Central, Demel, Hawelka, Sacher) carries civic life; coffeehouses are warm, slow, with newspapers
- Christkindlmärkte (Rathausplatz, Schönbrunn, Spittelberg) activate the public squares
- the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) becomes cold-weather hiking terrain
summer
warm to hot, showery; mean 15.3-20.6 °C, July mean max 26.1 °C, average highs 27-32 °C; thundery; record >38 °C
- Donauinsel (Danube Island) becomes the city's summer centre — beaches, bars, cycling along 21 km
- the Wiener Festwochen (May-June) and the Jazz Festival overlap into summer
- open-air cinema, Heurigen wine-tavern gardens in Grinzing and Neustift am Walde fill
- the Ringstrasse and Stadtpark become usable; Prater amusement park at full strength
What it is known for
Important moments in a year
Opernball
- the Vienna Opera Ball at the Staatsoper
- citywide ball season (over 400 balls Jan-Feb)
New Years Concert
- Wiener Philharmoniker New Year's Concert from the Musikverein
- global broadcast
Festwochen
- Wiener Festwochen — multi-week international arts festival
Donauinselfest
- free open-air festival on the Donauinsel — Europe's largest, ~3M visitors over 3 days
Life Ball
- HIV/AIDS charity gala at the Rathaus
- international crowds
Krampus
- Krampusnacht — Krampus runs in the streets of districts
On the record
source-trackedVienna has a long-standing tradition of art and culture, encompassing theatre, opera, classical music, and fine arts.
The Burgtheater is considered one of the premier theatres in the German-speaking world alongside its branch, the Akademietheater.
There were 17.3 million overnight stays in Vienna in 2023.
As of 2023, 32% of the population of the city uses public transit as their main mode of transit.
The Vienna metro system consists of five lines (U1, U2, U3, U4, U6) with the U5 currently under construction. The metro currently serves 99 stations and covers a distance of 83.5 kilometres.
Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Vienna's urban core has a humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa) climate.
The city has warm to hot showery summers, with average high temperatures ranging between 27 and 32 °C (81 and 90 °F) and a record maximum exceeding 38 °C (100 °F).
Snowfall has become much rarer over the last few decades due to anthropogenic global warming, especially in the urban core with the urban [heat-island].
Vienna is of course famous for its classical music. The Musikverein or the Konzerthaus feature excellent concerts at their famous halls.
In the inner town one finds the most historic Viennese cafés, many like Demel, Café Central or Gerstner dating from imperial times.
Berggasse 19 is the former residence and office of Sigmund Freud. It was Freud's home from 1891 until his flight to England in 1938.
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