Climate
Kosovo is located between the Mediterranean Sea and mountainous regions of Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. This geographic location gives the country its large annual temperature range. Summer temperature highs can reach +30 °C (86 °F), winter's temperatures as low as −10 °C (14 °F). According to the Strahler classification map The climate in Kosovo is considered moist continental. The country experiences warm summers and cold and snowy winters.
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