Eurasian tree sparrows inhabit land, high mountain and tundra areas, ground forests, ground meadows and steppes, and shrublands; they are found at elevations up to 2 kilometers above sea level. The species occupies mixed temperate forests with warm summers and many oaks, birches, and maples, flooded meadows where water frequently covers the ground and there is abundant grass, and taiga forests characterized by cold winters and coniferous trees like fir and pine. Climates where Eurasian tree sparrows live range from cool to warm summers, with temperatures from 15 to 25 degrees Celsius, to very hot summers exceeding 25 to 30 degrees Celsius, and include conditions of near-constant moisture, frequent rainfall and cool summers with snow in winter, and warm, pleasant summers with abundant rain.