The climate of Belarus is moderately continental. The winters of Belarus are cold, snowy and humid, summers are warm and autumns are damp. The average temperature during the winter goes down to -6° Celsius and the average temperature during the summer rises up to 18° Celsius. The average rainfall of Belarus is 550-700 mm. However, 70% of rainfall occurs from April to October. In each year Belarus has 75-125 days of snowfall.