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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION. -------------------- ARMENIA'S CLIMATE IS INFLUENCED BY ITS LANDLOCKED LOCATION SURROUNDED BY THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE CAUCASUS. THE AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF THE HIGHLANDS IS 1,800M ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE CLIMATE VARIES WITH ELEVATIONS RANGING FROM THE DRY SUBTROPICAL AND DRY CONTINENTAL FOUND IN THE PLAINS AND FOOTHILLS UP TO A HEIGHT OF 900 - 1,300 METERS, TO THE COLD TYPE ABOVE THE 2000 - 2,500 METERS. ON THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES, YEARLY RAINFALL REACHES 8000MM, WHILE THE INLAND VALLEYS AND PLAINS RECEIVE ONLY 2000 - 4000MM PER YEAR. SUMMERS ARE LONG AND HOT EXCEPT IN THE HIGH ALTITUDE REGIONS. THE AVERAGE JUNE TO AUGUST TEMPERATURES ON THE PLAIN CAN RANGE FROM 25C TO 42C DEGREES. JANUARY WINTER TEMPERATURES AVERAGE -5C DEGREES IN THE PLAINS AND FOOTHILLS TO -12C DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE SEVEREST WINTER WEATHER IS FOUND ON THE ELEVATED WINDSWEPT PLATEAUS. THE PLEASANT SEASON IS THE SUNNY, MILD AUTUMN. CLOTHING: LIGHT WEIGHT TO MEDIUM, WITH A SWEATER FOR THE COOL EVENINGS. IN MOUNTAIN OR HILLY REGIONS WARMER WEAR IS MORE APPROPRIATE. A SOLID, COMFORTABLE PAIR OF SHOES MAY ALSO BE USEFUL.
YEREVAN ALT 990M ---------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 0 3 10 18 23 28 32 31 27 19 11 3 MIN C -6 -4 1 7 11 15 19 18 13 7 2 -2 RAIN MM 23 25 28 48 53 23 15 8 13 23 31 28 HUMIDITY AM 87 86 80 75 75 71 66 66 70 81 86 87 PM 65 62 47 41 39 33 30 31 32 43 55 64
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