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Kals am Großglockner: is it crowded? When to visit

Kals am Großglockner (Austria) is busiest in January, February, July and August and calmest in November. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 1,559 tourists stay there each night.

Then it gets very crowded: come another month, or try one of the quieter places below. 8/9 · Very crowded

Tourists week by week, for the year ahead

Forecasts from official statistics. The first three months are the most reliable. See Kals am Großglockner on the map, week by week →

What to see in Kals am Großglockner

• Ködnitzkirchl
• Widum Kals

14 listed monuments and 16 more things to see and do.

Quieter places near Kals am Großglockner

Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:

• Innsbruck · 1 h 53 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Spitalskirche (Innsbruck), Collegium Canisianum
• Hallein · 1 h 30 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Burgruine Gutrat, Ruine Thürndl
• Klagenfurt am Wörthersee · 2 h 26 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Bischöfliche Residenz, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
• Braunau am Inn · 2 h 34 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Adolf Hitler's birth house, Local history museum Braunau with bell foundry
• Schwaz · 1 h 28 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Burg Freundsberg, Franziskanerkloster Schwaz

Drive times are estimates from distance.

Where to stay and what to do

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