The climate of Moscow (Russia)
Moscow is the capital of Russia and is situated in the European part
of Russia. Moscow is the most important city of the country. It is
also the largest city in the country with a surface area of more than
2,500 square kilometers and more than 10 million residents. The former
Communist center became one of the most expensive cities in the world
when it converted to capitalism. The fear that the difference between
rich and poor would increase have come true. A large part of the
residents is poor and lives in one of the many ugly buildings that
were built during the time of the iron curtain. The center is the
playground for a handful of extremely rich Russians that made their
money with the export of oil.
Moscow has a moderate continental climate with cold winters and warm
summers. From December till February the Red Square and the streets of
Moscow are covered in snow. Temperatures are -5 to -15 degrees Celsius
on average. However, temperatures may even drop lower. During the
frosty period a large amount of the homeless dies on the streets. When
spring starts in April temperatures rapidly rise. Because of the
absence of a tempering influence of the sea temperatures may rise to
40 degrees during the summer.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Moscow:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-6
-13
1
13
n/a
February
-5
-12
3
11
n/a
March
1
-6
4
10
n/a
April
10
2
6
12
n/a
May
19
8
9
13
n/a
June
22
12
9
14
n/a
July
23
13
9
15
n/a
August
22
12
8
13
n/a
September
16
7
5
14
n/a
October
8
2
3
15
n/a
November
1
-3
1
12
n/a
December
-4
-9
1
12
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
