republic climate sharply continental — summer hot and very dry, winter is snowless, sometimes with the big colds. continentality of a climate essentially amplifies from the west on the east. average temperatures of january on all republic the negative: from −7 °c …-9 °c in southern and its southwest part to −10 °c … −12 °c in the north, the minimum temperature of january: −35 °c … −37 °c. the lowest temperatures sometimes reach −35 °c and more low in northern areas. feature of a climate is significant duration of solar light which constitutes 2180–2250 hours (182–186 days) per a year. duration of the warm period constitutes 240–275 days. average temperatures of july constitute +23,5 °c … +25,5 °c. the absolute maximum of temperature in hot reaches year +40 °c … +44 °c.