Climate and weather

Climate and weather

We know from our geography lessons that climate is the average weather condition of a place; it is made up of the average summer and winter temperature, the amount of sunshine, the direction of the winds, the average rainfall and so on. Climate may be tropical, sub-tropical and continental, maritime, arid and semiarid.

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time or over a certain short period. Weather is connected with atmospheric pressure, temperature, precipitation, humidity, cloudiness and wind. Weather can be rainy, snowy, stormy, dry, hot, cold, cool and warm. Information about the weather that's likely to come is called a weather forecast. There are regular local and national weather reports on television and radio during the day and in the evening. You can also get weather reports by phone.

Belarus has a temperate-continental climate which is typical of Central Europe, with hot summers, long cold winters and very distinct seasons. Belarus winters are very cold. While the winter temperatures average -4 to -7 degrees centigrade, temperatures as low as -25 degrees centigrade are not uncommon in the winter months and it can be very windy. There can be snowfalls, sometimes heavy, throughout the country from December to early March.

Belarus weather in spring and autumn is usually cool but above zero and it can be damp and rainy when low pressure systems from the Atlantic have more influence on the weather. In summer Belarus usually has very nice, sunny and mild weather Minsk temperatures average 16-17 degrees centigrade, though temperatures up to 25 degrees in the daytime are not unusual.

The annual average temperature is about 7 degrees C. Annual average rainfall is about 600 mm. It can rain throughout the year.

In general, there are no significant differences between the districts of Belarus, due to the small size of the country. The climate is conditioned by the country’s inland location, domination of the flat relief and relative remoteness from the Atlantic Ocean.

Climate and weather

We know from our geography lessons that climate is the average weather condition of a place; it is made up of the average summer and winter temperature, the amount of sunshine, the direction of the winds, the average rainfall and so on. Climate may be tropical, sub-tropical and continental, maritime, arid and semiarid.

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time or over a certain short period. Weather is connected with atmospheric pressure, temperature, precipitation, humidity, cloudiness and wind. Weather can be rainy, snowy, stormy, dry, hot, cold, cool and warm. Information about the weather that's likely to come is called a weather forecast. There are regular local and national weather reports on television and radio during the day and in the evening. You can also get weather reports by phone.

Belarus has a temperate-continental climate which is typical of Central Europe, with hot summers, long cold winters and very distinct seasons. Belarus winters are very cold. While the winter temperatures average -4 to -7 degrees centigrade, temperatures as low as -25 degrees centigrade are not uncommon in the winter months and it can be very windy. There can be snowfalls, sometimes heavy, throughout the country from December to early March.

Belarus weather in spring and autumn is usually cool but above zero and it can be damp and rainy when low pressure systems from the Atlantic have more influence on the weather. In summer Belarus usually has very nice, sunny and mild weather Minsk temperatures average 16-17 degrees centigrade, though temperatures up to 25 degrees in the daytime are not unusual.

The annual average temperature is about 7 degrees C. Annual average rainfall is about 600 mm. It can rain throughout the year.

In general, there are no significant differences between the districts of Belarus, due to the small size of the country. The climate is conditioned by the country’s inland location, domination of the flat relief and relative remoteness from the Atlantic Ocean.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 1382