Moscow is situated on the banks of the Moskva River, which flows for just over 500 km

(311 mi) through the ast uro!ean "lain# in central Russia$ %& bridges# s!an the river
and its canals within the cit'(s limits$ )he elevation# of Moscow at the *ll+Russia
,hibition -enter (..-), where the leading Moscow weather station is situated, is 15/ m
(510 ft)$ )e!lostanska'a highland is the cit'(s highest !oint at 055 metres (132 feet)$3314
)he width of Moscow cit' (not limiting M5*6#) from west to east is 3&$2 km (0%$2 mi),
and the length from north to south is 51$1 km (30$0 mi)$
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Main article7 Moscow )ime#
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Moscow )ime (light
green) among uro!ean
time 8ones
Moscow serves as the
reference !oint for the
time8one used in most of
-entral Russia, including
9aint "etersburg$ )he areas o!erate in what is referred to in international standards as
Moscow 9tandard )ime (M95, :;<), which is % hours ahead of =)-#, or =)->%#$
6a'light saving time# is no longer observed$
Moscow )ime (=)->%)
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Main article7 -limate of Moscow#
Moscow has a humid continental climate# (5?!!en climate classification# 6fb) with
warm humid summers and fairl' cold winters usuall' lasting from mid @ovember
through the end of March$ Aeather can fluctuate widel' with tem!eratures ranging from
B05 C- (B13 CD) to above 0 C- (30 CD) in the winter and from 15 C- (5& CD) to 30 C- (1/
CD) in the summer$3304 )'!ical high tem!eratures in the warm months of Eune, Eul' and
*ugust are around a comfortable 00 C- (/1 CD) to 0/ C- (2& CD), but during heat waves
(which can occur between Ma' and 9e!tember), da'time high tem!eratures often e,ceed
30 C- (1/ CD), sometimes for a week or two at a time$ Fn the winter, night+time
tem!eratures normall' dro! to a!!ro,imatel' B10 C- (1% CD), though there can be !eriods
of warmth with tem!eratures rising above 0 C- (30 CD)$ )he highest tem!erature ever
recorded was 31$0 C- (100$1 CD)3334 at the ..- weather station# and 3&$0 C- (100$0 CD)
in the center of Moscow and 6omodedovo air!ort# on Eul' 0&, 0010 during the unusual
0010 @orthern Gemis!here summer heat wave#$ Record high tem!eratures were recorded
for Eanuar', March, *!ril, Ma', *ugust, @ovember and 6ecember in 0002$33%4 )he
average Eul' tem!erature from 1&11H0010 is 1&$0 C- (//$/ CD)$ )he lowest ever recorded
tem!erature was B%0$0 C- (B%%$0 CD) in Eanuar' 1&%0$ 9now, which is !resent for three to
five months a 'ear, often begins to fall at the end of @ovember and melts b' mid+March$
In average Moscow has 1231 hours of sunshine !er 'ear, var'ing between a low of 1J
in 6ecember to 50J in Ma'H*ugust$3354 Ketween 000%H0010, the average was between
1100 and 0000 hours with a tendenc' to more sunshine in summer months$33/4