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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Saint Petersburg Russia

In Saint Petersburg, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 14°F to 73°F and is rarely below -8°F or above 83°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Saint Petersburg for warm-weather activities is from late June to mid August.

Climate in Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 27 to September 2, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is July, with an average high of 73°F and low of 54°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 19 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 34°F. The coldest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is February, with an average low of 15°F and high of 27°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Saint Petersburg

Average High and Low Temperature in Saint PetersburgwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 625°FFeb 625°FJul 2473°FJul 2473°F14°F14°F55°F55°FMay 2764°FMay 2764°FSep 264°FSep 264°FNov 1934°FNov 1934°FMar 1334°FMar 1334°F44°F44°F48°F48°F27°F27°F21°F21°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 26°F27°F36°F49°F61°F68°F73°F69°F59°F47°F36°F29°F
Temp. 21°F21°F29°F41°F52°F60°F65°F62°F52°F42°F32°F26°F
Low 16°F15°F22°F32°F41°F49°F54°F52°F45°F36°F28°F20°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Saint Petersburg

Average Hourly Temperature in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Laurium, Michigan, United States (4,278 miles away); Dover, Vermont, United States (4,121 miles); and Gambo, Canada (3,248 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Saint Petersburg (view comparison).

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In Saint Petersburg, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Saint Petersburg begins around April 18 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around September 29.

The clearest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 29 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around April 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Saint Petersburg

Cloud Cover Categories in Saint PetersburgclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1757%Jul 1757%Jan 2421%Jan 2421%Apr 1838%Apr 1838%Sep 2939%Sep 2939%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 78%77%70%62%51%47%44%49%56%69%76%77%
Clearer 22%23%30%38%49%53%56%51%44%31%24%23%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Saint Petersburg varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.6 months, from May 11 to November 28, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Saint Petersburg is August, with an average of 10.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.5 months, from November 28 to May 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Saint Petersburg is February, with an average of 5.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Saint Petersburg changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.4 months, from February 28 to December 9. The month with the most days of rain alone in Saint Petersburg is August, with an average of 10.1 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.7 months, from December 9 to February 28. The month with the most days of snow alone in Saint Petersburg is December, with an average of 3.2 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Saint Petersburg

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Saint PetersburgsnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 2034%Aug 2034%Mar 216%Mar 216%Dec 924%Dec 924%May 1125%May 1125%NowNowsnowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.1d1.7d3.1d5.6d7.7d9.5d9.9d10.1d8.7d8.2d5.3d2.8d
Mixed 1.4d1.0d1.2d0.7d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d1.2d1.4d
Snow 3.0d2.4d1.3d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d1.7d3.2d
Any 6.5d5.1d5.7d6.7d7.8d9.5d9.9d10.1d8.7d9.0d8.2d7.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Saint Petersburg experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.3 months, from March 10 to December 19, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Saint Petersburg is July, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from December 19 to March 10. The month with the least rain in Saint Petersburg is February, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Saint Petersburg

Average Monthly Rainfall in Saint PetersburgrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inJun 262.6 inJun 262.6 inFeb 130.3 inFeb 130.3 inAug 72.6 inAug 72.6 inDec 190.5 inDec 190.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.4″0.3″0.6″1.1″1.8″2.5″2.5″2.5″2.0″1.7″1.2″0.5″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Saint Petersburg experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 16 to April 21, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Saint Petersburg is December, with an average snowfall of 5.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 21 to October 16. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Saint Petersburg

Average Monthly Snowfall in Saint PetersburgsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inDec 215.8 inDec 215.8 inJul 190.0 inJul 190.0 inOct 161.0 inOct 161.0 inApr 211.0 inApr 211.0 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 5.1″4.1″2.7″1.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″1.0″3.7″5.7″

The length of the day in Saint Petersburg varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 5 hours, 53 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 18 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Saint Petersburg

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 2018 hr, 51 minJun 2018 hr, 51 minJun 2012 hr, 14 minSep 2212 hr, 14 minSep 225 hr, 53 minDec 215 hr, 53 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 6.8h9.2h11.9h14.6h17.2h18.7h17.9h15.5h12.8h10.1h7.5h6.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 3:34 AM on June 18, and the latest sunrise is 6 hours, 27 minutes later at 10:01 AM on December 26. The earliest sunset is at 3:52 PM on December 16, and the latest sunset is 6 hours, 34 minutes later at 10:26 PM on June 23.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Saint Petersburg during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Saint Petersburg

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 183:34 AMJun 183:34 AM10:26 PMJun 2310:26 PMJun 23Dec 163:52 PMDec 163:52 PM10:01 AMDec 2610:01 AMDec 26daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Saint Petersburg

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101020202030304040500000101010102020203030404050753NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Saint Petersburg

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Saint Petersburg, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Saint Petersburg

Humidity Comfort Levels in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 70%Mar 70%Jul 243%Jul 243%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.9d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Saint Petersburg experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from September 23 to April 15, with average wind speeds of more than 6.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.3 months, from April 15 to September 23. The calmest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Saint Petersburg

Average Wind Speed in Saint PetersburgwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJan 17.8 mphJan 17.8 mphJul 215.3 mphJul 215.3 mphSep 236.5 mphSep 236.5 mphApr 156.5 mphApr 156.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.67.37.06.56.05.75.45.76.36.97.27.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Saint Petersburg varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 5.3 months, from April 6 to September 14, with a peak percentage of 40% on June 3. The wind is most often from the south for 6.7 months, from September 14 to April 6, with a peak percentage of 38% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Saint Petersburg

Wind Direction in Saint PetersburgSWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Saint Petersburg is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.6 months, from June 30 to September 17, with an average temperature above 56°F. The month of the year in Saint Petersburg with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 62°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 5.0 months, from November 27 to April 26, with an average temperature below 37°F. The month of the year in Saint Petersburg with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 31°F.

Average Water Temperature in Saint Petersburg

Average Water Temperature in Saint PetersburgwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°FAug 1262°FAug 1262°F31°FFeb 2031°FFeb 20Jun 3056°FJun 3056°FSep 1756°FSep 1756°FNov 2737°FNov 2737°FApr 2637°FApr 2637°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 32°F31°F32°F35°F44°F52°F59°F62°F56°F47°F40°F35°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Saint Petersburg throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Saint Petersburg for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Saint Petersburg

Tourism Score in Saint Petersburgbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.66.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Saint Petersburg for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Saint Petersburg

Beach/Pool Score in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.43.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Saint Petersburg typically lasts for 4.8 months (147 days), from around May 9 to around October 3, rarely starting before April 19 or after May 28, and rarely ending before September 12 or after October 22.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Saint Petersburg

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Saint Petersburggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 950%May 950%Oct 350%Oct 350%May 2890%May 2890%Sep 1290%Sep 1290%Apr 1910%Apr 1910%Oct 2210%Oct 2210%Jul 16100%Jul 16100%NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Saint Petersburg should appear around May 14, only rarely appearing before May 4 or after May 26.

Growing Degree Days in Saint Petersburg

Growing Degree Days in Saint PetersburgJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°F1,600°F1,600°FMay 1490°FMay 1490°FJul 27900°FJul 27900°FDec 311,465°FDec 311,465°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 4 to August 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is June, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from October 11 to February 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is December, with an average of 0.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Saint Petersburg

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Saint PetersburgbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 286.0 kWhJun 286.0 kWhDec 200.2 kWhDec 200.2 kWhMay 44.8 kWhMay 44.8 kWhAug 104.8 kWhAug 104.8 kWhOct 111.3 kWhOct 111.3 kWhFeb 251.3 kWhFeb 251.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.31.02.23.85.35.95.74.52.71.20.40.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Saint Petersburg are 59.939 deg latitude, 30.314 deg longitude, and 43 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Saint Petersburg is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 92 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 41 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (256 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (719 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Saint Petersburg is covered by artificial surfaces (95%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (46%) and water (22%), and within 50 miles by trees (63%) and water (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Saint Petersburg, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Saint Petersburg.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Saint Petersburg according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Saint Petersburg is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Saint Petersburg and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Saint Petersburg and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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