The climate of Belgrade is a moderate continental one, with four seasons. The annual mean air temperature is 11.70C.
Autumn is longer than spring, with long, warm, sunny periods (the so-called miholjsko leto, a Serbian 'Indian summer'). Winter is not excessively harsh, with an average of 21 days below zero. Spring is short and wet. Summer comes suddenly. January is the coldest month with a mean temperature of 0.10C while the warmest is June at 22.10C.
Belgrade is characterised by a south-easterly and easterly wind called the košava, which brings clear and dry weather with it. It most often blows in autumn and winter, for periods of 2 to 3 days, at a typical speed of 25 to 43 km/h.
Belgrade sees precipitation on 137 days on average per year, 27 of which see snow. The most heaviest rainfall is in May and June, while February has the least. Most common are rains lasting one day. The average annual precipitation is 669.5 l/m2.
The mean atmospheric pressure in Belgrade is 1001 mb and the mean relative air humidity is 69.5%.
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