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About
Wels is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land District, and with a population of 65,482 as of 1 January 2025, it is the eighth largest city in Austria.
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The next week in Wels
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
14° / 7°
1.9 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Thunderstorm
13° / 8°
9.0 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
16° / 7°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
19° / 4°
UV High
Tue
Showers
18° / 10°
1.2 mm
UV High
Wed
Overcast
21° / 11°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
31° / -1°
Typical high / low
4 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.1h
05:25 – 20:34local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Wels
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) at 16 km.
Getting around Wels
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
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Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.