diff --git a/climax/main/download_ERA5.py b/climax/main/download_ERA5.py
index 2dc62ace8201de51d2cd9eccef0fac7e7c6da439..c00278ae3364ea89ba63ac98cfe6a342a47434cc 100644
--- a/climax/main/download_ERA5.py
+++ b/climax/main/download_ERA5.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ month = [str(m) for m in np.arange(1, 13)]
 days = [str(d) for d in np.arange(1, 31)]
 time = ["{:02d}:00".format(t) for t in np.arange(0,24)]
 
-# area of interest (Europe): North, West, South, East
+# area of interest (Alps): North, West, South, East
 area = [52, 2, 40, 20]
 
 # ERA5 download configuration dictionary