Austrian weather

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Austria enjoys a moderate continental climate featuring four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summers are generally warm and pleasant with cool nights, Winters are sunny, with reliable and frequent snowfalls.
The weather is changeable throughout the year. However, in summer rainfalls are usually heavy and of short duration only. Winters are rather cold in the North-East and can be lightened up by frequent and heavy foehn winds (a warm and dry wind) in some valleys in the Alps.

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Alpine climate:

A considerable part of Austria is covered with mountains. High peaks alternate with frequent and deep-cut valleys.. due to this weather conditions are not easily predicted and depend strongly on altitude and location. Ask locals and always take adequate clothing when going for a hike..

Esp. in autumn and spring, certain Alpine valleys are subject to a warm and dry wind called foehn. The Tyrol's capital Innsbruck is famous for its foehn winds which can prematurely trigger of summer and cause inhabitants and tourist to walk around in T-shirts instead of coats. Foehn winds also keep fog at bay.

Danube Valley and Vienna Basin

This part of Austria (Upper and Lower Austria) is rather dry and influenced by continental Europe. Cold winds from Eastern Europe and Russia can lower winter temperatures considerable, summer is generally hot and dry.
A sunny autumn day can be spectacular with its coloured leaves. However, Upper and lower Austria can be rather foggy.

Styria and Carinthia

Austria's south is considerably warmer and sunnier than the rest of Austria. It is influenced by the Mediterranean climate and therefore a successful vine growing region. Even though spring comes around earlier, winter is as cold and snowy as farther north.. so bring your skiing equipment.

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