Austria



CLIMATE


Austria has a moderate continental climate with warm, sunny summers and cold winters. Snowfall is common in winter season. The mountainous regions have an alpine climate with snowy winters.




Temperatures

The average monthly temperatures in winter: from -10ºC in the Alps to -1ºC in the Danube Valley. The average monthly temperatures in summer: from 10ºC in the Alps to 20ºC in the Vienna Valley.


Precipitation

Annual total precipitation: 500-900 mm in the lowlands, 2000 in the mountainous valleys.


Vienna

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Day temperature [°C]

2

4

9

15

19

23

25

24

20

14

8

4

Hours of sunlight

2

3

4

6

7

7

8

7

6

4

2

2

Graz

Day temperature [°C]

0

7

9

14

19

23

24

24

20

13

6

1

Hours of sunlight

2

3

4

5

7

7

8

7

6

4

3

2

Innsbruck

Day temperature [°C]

1

4

11

16

20

24

25

24

21

15

8

2

Hours of sunlight

3

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

6

5

3

2


Elevation extremes

Highest point: Großglockner 3 798 m
Lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m


Natural resources

antimony, copper, coal, graphite, iron, lignite, magnesite, oil, salt, zinc


Land use

Arable land: 16.59%
Permanent crops: 0.85%
Other: 82.56%


Natural hazards

avalanches, earthquakes, landslides,


Environmental issues

forest degradation, air and soil pollution