Weather The weather in Russia is not what you like to talk about, it is more like a prolonged complaint, though it depends on a region, of course, because the weather in different regions is different whatever it may sound like. We're lucky to have 4 full seasons that give us some diversity; however, it doesn't sound that good when you realize that 6 months of the whole year is winter. And if some people like winter, well, I'm not one of them. It's bitterly cold most of the time, the temperature varies from -20C to -30C. There are blizzards sometimes that just blow you away or cover the whole way to work with snow so you need to become a mole and make a way under it or waste a lot of time to find a new path. The road can also freeze over so you will skate it like a snowboarder or a skater, choose the one you prefer. So, the only way not to freeze to the bone is to make a really hot mulled wine. Lots of it. But after 6 month of a frozen hell a really good season comes, it's spring, one of my favorites, and I would say it starts in April. We can divide spring into two parts: April and May. April is moody, it can be cool and fresh or mild and muggy. May is much warmer, the temperature can rise till +18-20C. It is sunny most of the time, but it starts to bucket down in the middle of a month. The streets are literally flooded so prepare to be soaked through pretty often. Hot mulled wine comes to the rescue again. Summer is wonderful from the middle of June to the middle of August. This period can be called summer. It is hot, it is +25-30C, it is clear, sometimes boiling, sometimes blistering and the sky is blue. Roses are red, violets are blue, trees are green, people are also red and they sweat like pigs but it isn’t a problem because we all love summer. Finally, it’s time for autumn. It starts in the end of August and lasts till the middle of October. It begins really stunning. The weather is rather warm and mild. Everything turns red and gold. In the end of September, the wind starts howling making a sign you need to get an umbrella because it’s going to pour. Thanks to that, mornings are really foggy but it looks quite mysterious and beautiful. Hot mulled wine because why not.