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In western, northern and eastern Europe climate change has resulted in a shortening of the snow season of up to 25 days. In south-eastern Europe however, the snow season has expanded by up to 15 days, because the snow season starts earlier nowadays. Furthermore, the extent of the snow cover has decreased significantly in the northern hemisphere in the past 90 years, with the greatest part of this decline occurring since the 1980s. Overall, it is estimated that the extent of the snow cover in Europe (EEA 38+UK) has decreased by 13 % for the average March and April and by 76 % for the average June between 1980 and 2015. The equivalent mass of snow in melted water has also decreased in Europe (EEA 38+UK) over the same period by around 30 %, which is above the average observed reduction in the northern hemisphere, around 7 % (EEA, 2016h).