Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Abtenau Austria

In Abtenau, the summers are comfortable and wet, the winters are freezing and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 21°F to 72°F and is rarely below 8°F or above 84°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Abtenau for warm-weather activities is from early July to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 22 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Abtenau is July, with an average high of 71°F and low of 53°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 19 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 39°F. The coldest month of the year in Abtenau is January, with an average low of 21°F and high of 32°F.

In Abtenau, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Abtenau begins around June 21 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around September 19.

The clearest month of the year in Abtenau is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 19 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around June 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Abtenau is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 64% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Abtenau varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.0 months, from May 7 to September 8, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Abtenau is June, with an average of 16.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from September 8 to May 7. The month with the fewest wet days in Abtenau is January, with an average of 8.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Abtenau changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 11 months, from February 1 to December 21 and from December 24 to December 27. The month with the most days of rain alone in Abtenau is June, with an average of 16.2 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 1.3 months, from December 21 to December 24 and from December 27 to February 1. The month with the most days of snow alone in Abtenau is December, with an average of 3.3 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Abtenau experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Abtenau. The month with the most rain in Abtenau is July, with an average rainfall of 5.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Abtenau is January, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Abtenau experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 18 to April 25, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Abtenau is January, with an average snowfall of 9.2 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 25 to October 18. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Abtenau varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 26 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:08 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 46 minutes later at 7:54 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:15 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 53 minutes later at 9:08 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Abtenau during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Abtenau, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Abtenau experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from November 2 to April 23, with average wind speeds of more than 3.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Abtenau is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 23 to November 2. The calmest month of the year in Abtenau is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Abtenau varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 3.4 weeks, from January 1 to January 25; for 1.2 months, from April 5 to May 11; and for 3.0 months, from September 16 to December 17, with a peak percentage of 48% on October 27. The wind is most often from the west for 2.3 months, from January 25 to April 5; for 3.3 weeks, from August 24 to September 16; and for 2.0 weeks, from December 17 to December 31, with a peak percentage of 45% on December 25. The wind is most often from the north for 3.4 months, from May 11 to August 24, with a peak percentage of 39% on June 26.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Abtenau throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Abtenau for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Abtenau for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Abtenau typically lasts for 5.9 months (180 days), from around April 20 to around October 18, rarely starting before April 3 or after May 12, and rarely ending before October 1 or after November 4.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Abtenau should appear around May 3, only rarely appearing before April 21 or after May 17.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from April 21 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Abtenau is June, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 31 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Abtenau is December, with an average of 1.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Abtenau are 47.564 deg latitude, 13.346 deg longitude, and 2,359 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Abtenau contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,451 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,627 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,414 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,266 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Abtenau is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (45%), within 10 miles by trees (61%) and grassland (20%), and within 50 miles by trees (46%) and grassland (26%).