Russia's Climate

 Russia's Summertime with Horses!

Russia is perceived to always be cold and frigid. However, Russia's climate varies drastically, from the deep Arctic coldness located in the north, to the scorching hot temperatures of inland areas located in the south. Russia's winter normally starts in late November and ends early April. During the winter, the average temperature is -10 degrees Celsius or 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Russia only has two seasons essentially. Those seasons are Winter and Summer. Spring and Fall come between Winter and Summer for just a brief glimpse throughout the year. During the Summer, temperatures can rise up to 35-37 degrees Celsius or 95-97 degrees Fahrenheit! That's almost 100 degrees Fahrenheit! Most of Southern Russia is hot and dry because it is a large steppe. A steppe is a large area of flat, un-forested grassland located in southeastern Europe or Siberia (A.K.A. a prairie). 

Russia's Wintery Climate
Whereas steppe regions can be categorized into those which experience a hot semi-arid climate and those in a cold semi-arid climate, the extreme central-southern area of Russia falls into the latter with a classification similar to BSk applying there.  That's because this area of arid, open prairie sees cold winters due its high latitude.  The snowfall here is limited, relative to other parts of the world on the same parallel.  This is related in part to the great distance from any major body of water.  Even in summer, those mild temperatures can't always be counted on as remoteness and climate features the tendency to have wide fluctuations in temperature between night and day.  Some places can see conditions at the extremes of 30 and 70 degrees within one day.  
You would think Colorado is very bipolar, but that's just nuts!