Temperate continental, with hot vyryazhennoy high zone. Average January temperatures range from -1 C to -4 C in the plains and down to -10 C in mountainous areas, in July - from +19 C to +21 C in the plains and up to +8-12 C in the mountains. Precipitation in the plains fall from 450 to 700 mm. per year (mostly in winter and in the off-season), in the mountains - up to 1600-2100 mm. year. In this snow in mountainous areas, despite the relatively small height, is 4-5 months of the year, but the weather is changeable, so part of the thaw. May, June and September - the most convenient months for "regular" visit to the country, for a ski holiday the most favorable period from November to March.
