The coniferous forest or taiga or boreal forest consists of evergreen, cone bearing trees like spruce, pine, etc. Mean annual rainfall is 50-170 cm (50-250 cm annual variation in precipitation). In winter average temperature is $6℃$ and night are long and chilly while summers are pleasant with average maximum temperature of $20℃$ and with long hours of day light $( - 1℃\ to\ 13℃\$annual variations in the intensity and duration of temperature).