Climate of Moscow

Moscow
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Moscow has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm to hot summers and long, cold, winters. Typical high temperatures in the warm months of June, July and August are around 20 °C (68 °F), but during heat waves, which can occur anytime from May to September, daytime temperature highs often top 23 °C (73 °F) sometimes one or two weeks. In the winter, temperatures normally drop to approximately −20 °C (−4 °F), though there can be periods of warmth with temperatures rising above −5 °C (23 °F). Summer lasts from mid-May to the beginning of September, and winter lasts from the beginning of November to the end of March. Humidity is high year-round, although it is lowest during the spring months.

More extreme continental climates at the same latitude- such as parts of Eastern Canada or Siberia- have much colder winters than Moscow, suggesting that there is still significant moderation from the Atlantic Ocean despite the fact that Moscow is far from the sea.

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