In general, the climate of Russia can be described as highly continental influenced climate with warm to hot dry summers and (very) cold winters with temperatures of -30°C and lower and sometimes heavy snowfall. sometimes very strong easterly winds, called Buran can occur, bringing freezing cold temperatures and snowstorms. Precipitation varies from region to region; the Western parts of Russia have the the most rain, the southern and southeastern areas in the Russian Steppes are the dryest with an annual below 220mm. Northern and Central Russia have the most mild climate, summers are mostly dry and sunny, for up to 9 hours a day, with local showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Siberia is known for it's extreme weather with extremely cold winters, but warm to hot summers, which are short and wet. . Average precipitation is about 500 mm. In the winter the weather can be very dangerous sometimes with temperatures below -35°C, strong winds and snowstorms. The coldest place in Russia is Oimjakon in the central Sibirian region Jakutia, where the winter temperatures are almost the lowest in the world, reaching below -50°C im January, and the Artic sea is ice-bound from November to end March. According to the scientist,
weather conditions such as unexpected, large-scale flooding due to colossal downpours or abnormal heatwaves, will be far more common. WWF Russia's climate and energy program expect four times as much adverse weather in 20 years' time, and are developing an effective response to cope with climactic changes to minimize the threat to the population.
Russia's Koeppen-Geiger classification: Russia has almost all climate zones of the world, expecting the tropical climates. The Artic coastal areas of Russia have an E climate, an Ice climate with the warmest month below 10°C. Most of the areas of Russia have variations of a D climate; northern and central Sibiria have a Dfc climate, a humid snow climate with less than four months above 10°C and the coldest month below -3°C; a small area nearby the Black Sea has a Dfa climate with the warmest month above 22°C and the coldest month below -3°C. The western parts of Russia have a Dfb climate with the warmest month under 22°C, four or more months above 10%deg;C and the coldest month below -3°C, while the central and northeastern parts of Sibiria have an Dfd climate, which is the same as a Dfb climate, but more extreme with te coldest month below -38°C. The far eastern regions of Russia have in general variations of a Dw climate, which is a semi-humid snow climate with dry winters. The northeastern regions (around Jakutsk) have a Dwd climate with the coldest month below -38°C, while the southern parts of eastern Russia have a Dwc climate with less than four months above 10°C. The region nearby the North Korean Border has a Dwb climate, with the warmest month below 22°C and four or more months below 10°C. The southern parts of Russia along the coast of the Black Sea, and the borders of Kazachstan and Mongolia have a warmer but dryer BSk climate, a dry Steppe-climate with warm summers and cold winters and an annual average Temperature below 18°.
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Definitely I think about really cold weather when I think about your country. A friend of mine would say that in the southern part, is actually 'nice' and Mediterranean instead..(Black Sea area, as you point out).
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