In the north-east, the area of Vienna is the only one in which the altitude drops below 200 meters (650 feet). Spring and autumn in Austria are drier than summer in autumn, the north side of the Alps is sheltered from the southerly winds that usually blow in this season, and bring heavy rains on the southern side, namely in Italy and Slovenia. In autumn, in October, mists and fogs become quite frequent. On warmer days, the temperature can reach or slightly exceed 30 ☌ (86 ☏).Īpril and October are very cool, sometimes cold: in these months sometimes it can freeze at night, and in April the northerly winds may bring some late snowfalls. In May and September, the temperature is usually pleasant (although sometimes it can get cold at night), and thunderstorms occur more rarely than in summer. In the plain and at low altitude, spring and autumn are usually cool. Heat waves of African origin are generally of short duration, but during these periods in the main cities the temperature can reach 36/38 ☌ (97/100 ☏). in the area of Vienna), with lows above 20 ☌ (68 ☏) and highs above 30 ☌ (86 ☏). Sometimes there may be hot and muggy days, especially in the plain (i.e. in the region of Alto Adige or South Tyrol). However, even in summer sometimes the country can be affected by Atlantic fronts, which instead generally spare the Italian side (i.e. The morning is often sunny, while thunderstorms can break out in the afternoon, which are more frequent in the mountainous areas. The maximum temperature is around 25/27 ☌ (77/81 ☏) in Vienna and the other major cities. Summer in Austria is warm during the day, with generally cool nights. The lowest temperatures have been recorded after outbreaks of cold air masses from Russia: in these cases, the temperature can plunge to -20 ☌ (-4 ☏) or even lower. Snow is quite common everywhere, except in the area of Vienna, where it is rarer. In Vienna, the Austrian capital, the average temperature in January is around freezing, but in the cities located at higher altitude and in the valleys among the mountains, the averages are even lower: for example in Klagenfurt, at 450 meters (1,500 feet) above sea level, the average temperature in January is -2.5 ☌ (27.5 ☏).įog and low clouds are common in the valleys, and in particular in the Danube Valley: in winter, fog occurs on average from 4 to 11 days per month. Winter in Austria is cold everywhere, even in the Danube valley, but especially in the valleys located at higher altitude, and even more so in the mountains. Winter is usually the driest season, while summer is the wettest season because of afternoon thunderstorms. Precipitation is abundant in the mountains, where it exceeds 1,000 millimeters (40 inches) per year almost everywhere, and often 1.500 mm (60 in), while it's lower in the Vienna area, where it drops to 535 mm (21 in).
In comparison with its Alpine "twin" country, Switzerland, Austria has a colder climate in winter, both because of the greater distance from the Atlantic Ocean and the proximity to the Russian plains. finally, the Alpine climate of the mountainous regions, which are freezing and snowy in winter, while in summer they are cooler, and experience a lot of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
the climate of the other major cities (Salzburg, Graz, Linz, Innsbruck), located at higher altitude, with cold winters and fairly warm summers, which in summer receive a good amount of thunderstorms the continental climate of the narrow plain region of Vienna, similar to that of East-central Europe, with cold winters and warm to hot summers, sometimes sultry In Austria, a country largely covered by mountains and hills, we can distinguish between three types of climate:
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