Samaris? has a subtropical climate, but with harsh winters. Most of the year it is pleasantly warm and sunny, although it rains frequently too. In the summer it can be extremely hot and dry.

But during the three winter months a cold magical storm always passes the island, and the streets are covered in thick snow. Often the canals freeze up, and even in the harbour there may be ice. Nobody knows why the winters are so harsh. But it is said that it may have been a curse of Samaris' archenemy Vekna.