Saint - Petersburg

Winter

Early December is a time when a real winter comes to St.Petersburg. Its beginning coincides with the establishment of snow cover. But there are years when the snow falls in mid-January. In the first half of the calendar winter, the weather is usually unstable, with frequent thaws. The sun is low, the day is short, and there is little snow. There are often fogs. On average, there are only 2 clear days during December. The second half of winter is significantly colder than the first one. In general, severe frosts are not typical for St. Petersburg. But due to the high air humidity, even a little winter chill feels strong. Frequent snowfalls are followed by a period of prolonged rains. Sometimes, the way around, the weather surprises the guests of the city with thaws.

Air temperature:

up to -20... -1 °С

Spring

Spring in St. Petersburg usually comes at the end of March. Daytime air temperatures become steadily positive and snow melts. At the beginning of April, the average daily temperature is set above 0 ° C. Soon after the snow melts, the temperature reaches + 5 ° C by the end of April and + 10 ° C in May. The number of days with precipitation is less than in other periods of the year. However, there is often a return of cold. In general, for the entire calendar spring period in St. Petersburg from March 1 to May 31, the temperature can range from ~ -25 degrees in March to ~ + 30 degrees in May.

Air temperature:

up to -4... +16 °С

Summer

At the beginning of summer, the weather becomes stably warm and frosts stop. The average daily temperature in June reaches +14.8 ° C, and in July +17.8 ° C. The air temperature above +25 ° C, is on average 16 days a year and all these days are in July. It gets colder in August, the average daily temperature drops to +16 ° C. Evenings and nights are chilly in August.

Air temperature:

up to +10... +30 °С

Autumn

Autumn in St. Petersburg comes when the heat becomes less frequent during the day. This happens at the end of August. The average daily air temperature drops to +15 degrees. The first frost occurs on average on October 10. Ground frost occurs earlier. During the first half of September, the weather is warm and dry. The average daily temperature usually exceeds + 10 ° C, although frosts do occur at night. It is cloudy, damp and windy with frequent drizzling rains in the second half of October; cloudiness and relative humidity increase as well as a wind speed. The average monthly temperature decreases from +10.8 ° C in September to +4.8 ° C in October and to +0.5 ° C in November. There is a return of heat for a relatively short time, sunny, warm and dry weather is established in late September - early October. This is the so-called "Indian summer". In the last days of November, the average daily temperature drops below 0 ° C. In November, wet snow with rain is not excluded, causing ice covering on the roads. The end of autumn is coming.

Air temperature:

up to -2... +15 °С