In the taiga, the average temperature is below freezing for six months of the year. Total yearly precipitation in the taiga is 12 - 33 inches (30 - 85 centimeters). Although the cold winters have some snowfall, most of the precipitation comes during the warm, humid summer months. The temperatures in the Taiga in the winter ranges anywhere from -65 - 30 degrees fairenheit. In the summer, the temperature ranges from 20 - 70 degrees