The climate of the St Petersburg region is of a continental type with some diversity caused by the proximity of the Baltic Sea. The winter is long and cold (about -10°C) with considerable snow fall. Spring is tardy (end of April - beginning of May) and short in general (+5°C/+15°C). Summer is often warm and dry as in Central Europe (+20°C/+25°C), but it ends much earlier approximately 15th of September. Autumn lasts about two months. As spring, this season is very short and first snow falls at the end of October - beginning of November (monthly temperature +10°C/+14°C).

 

Monthly average temperatures:

Jan Feb Mar Apr Mayi Juni Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec St Petersburg -9 -9 -5 +4 +13 +19 +21 +19 +13 +11 0 -5 Lodeinoe Pole -12 -12 -7 +2 +10 +17 +19 +17 +9 +6 -2 -7 Luga -7 -6 -3 +3 +15 +20 +22 +21 +14 +11 +1 -4