Hungary has a continental climate. This means that the weather is quite easily predictable and there are big differences between the weather in the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Hungary is protected from the extremes weather by the mountain ranges encompassing her from almost all sides. Temperatures above 30 degree Celsius may occur in July and August but generally do not last long. January and February are the coldest months, but even then the average temperature does not fall below minus 5 degree Celsius.