Murmansk features a subarctic climate, with long and cold winters and short but relatively mild summers. In the city, freezing temperatures below zero are routinely experienced from October through May. Average temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius only from May through October. The average low during the coldest part of the year in Murmansk is approximately ?14 �C (7 �F). However temperatures routinely plunge below ?20 �C(?4 �F) during the winter. Murmansk's brief summer is mild, with average highs in July exceeding +17 �C (63 �F). The city is slightly wetter during the summer than the winter, seeing on average roughly 470 millimeters (19 in) of precipitation each year
