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Location:
Europe,
Austria, Graz
Category:
City View
Description:
View from the Mount of
Olives overlooking Graz
Location Information:
Due to
its position southeast of the Alps,
Graz is shielded from the prevailing
westerly winds that bring weather
fronts in from the North Atlantic to
northwestern and central Europe. Due
to this factor the weather in Graz
is Mediterranean influenced. Graz
therefore has more hours of sunshine
per year than Vienna or Salzburg and
also less wind or rain. Graz lies in
a basin that only opens to the
south, causing the climate to be
warmer than would be expected at
that latitude. Plants are found in
Graz that normally grow much further
south. However, this milder, less
windy climate is detrimental to the
air quality in Graz as it makes the
city prone to smog in winter. The
exhaust fumes of the around 120,000
cars driven into Graz every weekday
by people living in the surrounding
areas, together with the car
journeys made by the inhabitants of
Graz itself, are the most
significant source of air pollution.
Local
Weather:
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