Hungary

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Climate

Hungary has continental climate, with cold, cloudy, humid winters and warm to hot summers. Average annual temperature is 9.7 °C. Temperature extremes are about 38 °C in the summer and −29 °C in the winter. Average temperature in the summer is 27 to 32 °C, and in the winter it is 0 to −15 °C. The average yearly rainfall is approximately 600 mm. A small, southern region of the country near Pécs enjoys a Mediterranean climate.

Related Topics:
Continental climate - Pécs - Mediterranean climate

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The relative isolation of the Carpathian Basin makes it susceptible to droughts and the effects of global warming are already felt. According to popular opinion, and many scientists in the latest decades the country became drier, as droughts are quite common; and summers became hotter, winters became milder. Because of these reasons snow has become much more rare in the area than before. Popular opinion also states that the four-season system became a two-season system as spring and autumn are getting shorter and shorter, even vanishing some years.

Related Topics:
Drought - Global warming - Spring - Autumn

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Most of Hungary is surrounded by thick forests and mountainous plains.

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