The Eurasian eagle owl inhabits land and woodland landscapes, including elevations up to 2 kilometers above sea level. The species occupies temperate mixed forests with warm summers and many oak, birch, and maple trees, flooded meadows where water frequently covers the ground and there is abundant grass, Mediterranean forests with dry and hot summers and warm and rainy winters, and taiga forests characterized by cold winters and numerous coniferous trees such as spruce and pine. The climate varies considerably, encompassing summers with almost no rain, very hot summers exceeding 25 to 30 degrees Celsius, consistently wet conditions with frequent rains and high humidity, summers with plentiful rainfall and cool temperatures, and winters with significant snowfall and cold temperatures.