Samara is located on the banks of the Volga. It is a large and ancient city with a population of over 2.5 million people. In the period from 1935 to 1991, the city was called Kuibyshev. Samara and the Samara region are characterized by a temperate continental climate.
Instructions
Step 1
Samara stands at the confluence of the Samara River with the Volga, which is why the city got its name. The confluence of the two rivers softens the continental climate a little; nevertheless, Samara is characterized by rather cold and snowy winters. Spring and autumn are usually short, while summers are dry and hot. Droughts happen at times. The weather in spring and autumn is changeable. Late spring and early autumn frosts are very likely.
Step 2
Winters in Samara are usually very frosty. The average winter temperature is about -15 ° C. In January, the coldest weather sets in, and December is usually mild, although it happens that in the first winter month it is already very freezing. In recent years, climatic fluctuations have become more frequent, and not only in Samara. Yet the most heavy snowfalls, when the city literally falls asleep, are usually observed only in February.
Step 3
Spring comes late in Samara. March still looks like a winter month. But in April the weather improves rather quickly, and at the end of this month it is already noticeably warm. May, especially the second half of it, feels almost like a summer month. Snow has time to melt by May almost everywhere. At the end of April, warm weather usually sets in Samara, which lasts until early October.
Step 4
Summer in Samara is usually very hot. The average temperature in summer is from +19 to + 24oC. It is relatively low, since at the beginning and at the end of summer the difference between day and night temperatures is quite large. In the hottest time, the thermometer readings can exceed + 30 ° C. In 2010, a record value was recorded for Samara: the air temperature in July was almost + 40 ° C. In general, July is characterized by dry sunny days, which are interspersed with rare thunderstorms and torrential rains.
Step 5
At the end of September, frequent and long rains come to Samara, and in October, signs of an imminent winter are already noticeable. The first snow usually falls in early November, at the end of the month it already falls and does not melt anymore. In recent years, due to climate change, the snow cover began to be established only by mid-December.
Step 6
Despite the fact that in winter there can be serious snowfalls, and in summer hurricanes and squally winds sometimes sweep, these phenomena are not regular and rather accidental. The average air temperature for the year is approximately + 5 ° C. Due to its location, sudden changes in temperature or natural disasters in the city are practically excluded.
