The city features a humid continental climate (Dfb) under the K�ppen climate classification. The winter lasts for about six months�from October until the middle of April�and the temperature may fall to ?45 �C(?49 �F), though rarely lower than ?20 �C (?4 �F) to 25 �C (77 �F). Summer in the Urals is short, with warm weather for only 65�70 days and an average temperature of +18 �C (64 �F). The city's location "behind" the mountain range and highly variable winds mean that the weather is quite changeable from one day to the next and from year to year
