It may happen, sometimes, that the colours of the scenery are changed completery. The sun pours its bright rays on the town. They penetrate the clouds and burst into a colourful rainbow, so that the town turns blue, green and orange at the same time. Or suddenly, a cold wind begins to rise, driving ahead flakes of snow. A snow-fall is likely even in june. A fast snow blanket usually forms in November and melts away late in April or early in May.

In winter, the town is shrouded by the polar night, and it will be dark or dusky whenever you come there in December. In winter, the skies at night are lit up by the fantastic flares of the Aurora Borealis. Each time it sends forth an inimitable gamut of strikingly gentle and quivering colours. Murmansk is worth visiting if only to enjoy the sight of this miracle of nature. It may, however, be outshone by the glow of electric lights.