


That grit will stay on them right through until the end of March or so as well, Until the chance of snow has finally disappeared. where I have fallen on my ass on icy sidewalks more often than I would like to admit, it is rare to even slip in Vienna, let alone fall, as the sidewalks are gritted to perfection. Followed soon after by the folks spreading gravel and grit on the sidewalks.Īs it often snows late at night, or sometime in the middle of the night, that means by the time you get up and head off to work, the sidewalks are fully gritted and easily navigable. Related: Does Vienna get snow and how much does the city get?Ī good indicator of just how good Vienna authorities are about clearing snow is you will often hear the snow ploughs out right as the snow begins to fall. Half the time before it has barely even arrived. Snow that either comes down in a few flakes and has gone by lunchtime, or 1-2 centimeters worth that might stick around for a couple of days, and then is gone as well.Īny snow that falls in winter in Vienna is also easy to navigate, as city authorities are brilliant at getting it cleared. In fact, in the almost six years since I moved to Vienna, I have only seen a small amount of snow. Yeah, no, that’s not the situation in Vienna.

#WEATHER IN VIENNA AUSTRIA SUNDAY TV#
Turn on the TV (or, in my case, watch a YouTube video as I don’t own a TV) at any time during the winter in Austria, and you’ll see stories of snow in western Austria so deep people are having to stand on their roofs and shovel it off, before the roof collapses under the weight of it. I know, when I first moved to Austria’s capital city, it certainly surprised me, as I expected it to be much worse than it actually is. In fact, weather in winter in Vienna might surprise a lot of people.
