 2019 become the warmest in the history of meteorological observations, the average annual temperature was , the average daily maximum was (while the monthly averages temperatures were above even in March, November and December).Monthly rainfall totals vary minimally throughout the year, although the precipitation levels tend to be higher during the summer than during the winter.Due to the significant variation in temperature between the winter and summer months as well as the limited fluctuation in precipitation levels during the summer, Moscow is considered to be within a continental climate zone.