Climate types and characteristics in Moscow

Moscow has a mild temperate continental humid climate.

Extreme weather is very frequent. In June+February, 5438, a long melting period of snow and ice will begin, accompanied by heavy snowfall. The average annual snow-covered period is as long as 146 days (165438+1early October-middle April). The average temperature in June is-18℃~- 10℃, and the average temperature in July is 1 1-27℃. Generally speaking, the annual sunshine duration is 1568 hours, and the annual average precipitation is 190-240 mm.

The peak of precipitation is in August and 10, and the least precipitation is in April. There are many west winds, southwest winds and south winds in winter. Since May, northwest winds and north winds have been frequent.

Russia has a vast territory in the world, with a large span from east to west. Russia, on the other hand, has a vast territory, which is larger than the east-west span. However, except for the cold zone climate near the Arctic Circle, a small number of plateau and mountain climate and the temperate monsoon climate in the Far East, most of its territory is located to the north of 50 north latitude.

As well as individual subtropical humid climate, temperate continental climate prevails in most parts of Russia. Continental climate, as its name implies, is less influenced by the ocean, and the influence of the mainland is more significant.

geographical environment

Moscow is located in the middle of Eastern Europe Plain, on the banks of Moscow River, across moscow river and its tributary Jaú Zhahe River. The center of Moscow is surrounded by a circular road with a perimeter of 109 km. The central city is 40 kilometers from north to south and 30 kilometers from east to west, with an area of 1 1,000 square kilometers. Greater Moscow (including the area within the ring road) covers an area of 900km? , including the peripheral green belt * * * Yes 1725km? The total urban area is 25 1 1km? .

Moscow lies at the junction of three terrains. Smolensk-Moscow highland in the northwest (relatively flat terrain, elevation175-185m). It borders the Voretsko-Oka River Plain in Moscow in the south (Choprestan Highland, with many gullies at an altitude of 200-250 meters). In the southwest, there is Teplos Tanska Highland (the highest point is 253m). To the east is Meixiaola Lowland with hard sand dunes, with an altitude of about160m.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Moscow