Mild and dry

Winter 2024/2025: 28 percent less precipitation

11 percent more sunshine was enjoyed in Tyrol in the winter that is coming to an end.

(Bild: Peter Freiberger)

The meteorological winter in Austria was the driest in 28 years. In Tyrol, the highest temperature was measured in Jenbach. There, the mercury rose to a remarkable 18.4 degrees on February 22!

Mild and very dry - this is how GeoSphere Austria describes the meteorological winter 2024/2025 (December to February) in Austria, which ended on Friday. "Very often there were high-pressure weather conditions that deflected low-pressure areas to the north or south," says Alexander Orlik (GeoSphere Austria).

11 percent more sunshine
Tyrol recorded 28 percent less precipitation than the long-term average (Austria-wide it was 45 percent). The temperature here was 1.4 degrees above the long-term average and there was 11 percent more sunshine.

Brunnenkogel the sunniest and coldest
Keyword "sun": Brunnenkogel (3437 m) was the sunniest place in Austria above 1000 meters with 469 hours of sunshine. However, the lowest winter temperature in the whole of Austria was also measured there in Pitztal on December 23 (minus 22.6 degrees). In Ehrwald (982 m), 17.6 degrees below zero was recorded on January 4 - the lowest temperature below 1000 meters in Tyrol.

Hotspot Jenbach
Jenbach was the warmest spot in our region. Here, the mercury rose to 18.4 degrees on February 22. The average in this town in the Unterland was 1.9 degrees above average.