Climate
In the North of the Alps, in the region of the Danube, the middle-European
climate changes into the more continental climate of the Eastern Alpine
foothills. The daily and yearly differences of temperature increase, whereas the
precipitation decreases. In Zwettl, surrounded by the Waldviertel region, there
is a precipitation of 664 mm per year. The lowest precipitation of Austria
(521 mm per year in Krems) is measured in the protected area of the Wachau.
This type of climate is als characteristic of the Weinviertel region. The
climate in the Waldviertel region is not as bad as claimed. Due to the
altitude of this region, it has a healthy bracing climate. Its cold temperatures
are evened out by the extremely long sunshine.
The high precipitations of the Northern edge of the Alps (barrier effect of the
Alps) don´t have any influence on the East of Austria. In the region of Vienna
there is only half the precipitation of Salzburg. Especially the heavy rainfalls
in summer don´t take place here.