Austria Weather
Austria is a largely mountainous country due to its location in the Alps. The high mountainous Alps in the west of Austria flatten somewhat into low lands and plains in the east of the country. The greater part of Austria lies in the cool/temperate climate zone in which humid westerly winds predominate. With over half of the country dominated by the Alps the alpine climate is the predominant one. In the East, in the Pannonian Plain and along the Danube valley, the climate shows continental features with less rain than the alpine areas. Although Austria is cold in the winter, in the summer temperatures can be relatively warm reaching 20-35 degrees Celsius.
