Climate

Linz logs 61 frost days a year to Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's 144 — Linz wins by 83. Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

LinzSaalfelden am Steinernen Meer
Sunny days
149151
Hot days
130
Frost days
61144
Rainy days
149156
Snow days
954
Outdoor dinner months
4/125/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s1.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9121,875
Darkest month sun
50 hrs/mo76 hrs/mo
UV peak month
5.95.8

Linz

Feels-like °C

-5
-3
4
9
15
23
24
23
17
11
1
-3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Feels-like °C

-2
0
6
10
16
21
22
22
17
12
2
-1

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Linz averages 10.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's 7.9 µg/m³ (good) — Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer breathes ~24% cleaner air (2.4 µg/m³ lower).

Linz

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

10.4µg/m³
7.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Linz (243K) and Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (17K) are 14x in population — Linz is the larger metro, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer the smaller.

14x

Linz is roughly 14x the scale of Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

AT flagLinz
14x
AT flagSaalfelden am Steinernen Meer
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.AT flagLinz243K14x
2.AT flagSaalfelden am Steinernen Meer17K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
LinzSaalfelden am Steinernen Meer
Struggles in both
LinzSaalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Frequently asked about Linz vs Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

How does the climate compare between Linz and Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?
Sunny days: 149 vs 151 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 1,912 vs 1,875 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 50 vs 76 hrs/day — Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer higher Hot days (>30°C): 13 vs 0 d — Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer lower Frost days: 61 vs 144 d — Linz lower Rainy days: 149 vs 156 d — Similar Snowy days: 9 vs 54 d — Linz lower
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