the climate is sharply continental, with very severe, cold and snowy winters and hot and dry summers. temperatures in summer range from 10 to 30 °c (50...85 °f), in winter -5 to -25 °c (20...-10 °f), but can reach -45 °c (-50 °f) in winter and 35 °c (95 °f) in summer. the difference between the highest and the lowest temperature is 83 °c (181 °f). most of the time the weather is sunny, with an average of 2880 hours of sunshine per year.