Compare Weather & Climate

Saint Petersburg is 2107.1 kilometers (1309.3 miles) away and 1.0 hours ahead of Istanbul, Turkey. Saint Petersburg's climate is classified as Humid continental, no dry season, warm summer (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) while Istanbul has a Mediterranean, hot summer climate (Csa).

Saint Petersburg generally has cooler weather than Istanbul. The average mean temperature in Saint Petersburg is 6.47°C (43.65°F) while Istanbul’s temperature is 16.97°C (62.55°F) and the difference is 10.5°C (50.9°F). Saint Petersburg is warmest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 19.82°C (67.68°F), while Istanbul is hottest in August when the average high temperature is 26.52°C (79.74°F). Saint Petersburg is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -8.7°C (16.34°F), while January is the coldest month in Istanbul, when night time temperature often falls below 5.57°C (42.03°F).

Finally, Saint Petersburg has about 1.16 times more rainfall than Istanbul, (Saint Petersburg’s 83.44mm vs Istanbul’s average of 71.68mm).

Comparison summary

WeatherSaint PetersburgIstanbulDifference
Hottest monthJuly: 19.82°C (67.68°F)August: 26.52°C (79.74°F)6.7°C (44.06°F)
Coldest monthJanuary: -8.7°C (16.34°F)January: 5.57°C (42.03°F)14.27°C (57.69°F)
Wettest monthJuly: 129.92mm (5.11in)October: 106.39mm (4.19in)23.53mm (0.93in)
Driest monthFebruary: 61.6mm (2.43in)August: 21.0mm (0.83in)40.6mm (1.6in)

Temperature

Average Temperature ( °C )

City Saint Petersburg
  • Jan-6.15
  • Feb-4.82
  • Mar-1.52
  • Apr4.8
  • May11.99
  • Jun16.37
  • Jul19.82
  • Aug18.1
  • Sep13.21
  • Oct6.19
  • Nov1.78
  • Dec-2.16
  • Yea6.47
City Istanbul
  • Jan7.45
  • Feb8.55
  • Mar10.66
  • Apr14.03
  • May19.36
  • Jun24.08
  • Jul26.36
  • Aug26.52
  • Sep23.51
  • Oct18.39
  • Nov14.72
  • Dec9.97
  • Yea16.97

Average Temperature ( °F )

Precipitation

Precipitation (mm)

City Saint Petersburg
  • Jan62.0
  • Feb61.6
  • Mar62.13
  • Apr66.16
  • May79.37
  • Jun89.42
  • Jul129.92
  • Aug124.9
  • Sep87.05
  • Oct86.92
  • Nov79.35
  • Dec72.52
  • Yea83.44
City Istanbul
  • Jan100.68
  • Feb88.12
  • Mar80.84
  • Apr67.37
  • May74.29
  • Jun62.75
  • Jul30.1
  • Aug21.0
  • Sep58.57
  • Oct106.39
  • Nov68.77
  • Dec101.32
  • Yea71.68

Precipitation (in)

Number of days with rainfall

Average Number of Rainy Days ( Days )

City Saint Petersburg
  • Jan14.82
  • Feb13.73
  • Mar12.45
  • Apr12.91
  • May11.27
  • Jun12.82
  • Jul15.73
  • Aug15.27
  • Sep12.64
  • Oct13.82
  • Nov14.64
  • Dec15.36
  • Yea13.79
City Istanbul
  • Jan14.73
  • Feb13.55
  • Mar11.55
  • Apr10.91
  • May11.82
  • Jun8.55
  • Jul4.27
  • Aug2.91
  • Sep8.0
  • Oct11.82
  • Nov9.36
  • Dec12.73
  • Yea10.02

Wind Speed

Average Wind Speed ( km/h )

City Saint Petersburg
  • Jan13.23
  • Feb12.83
  • Mar13.3
  • Apr12.16
  • May11.55
  • Jun12.24
  • Jul11.3
  • Aug11.56
  • Sep12.75
  • Oct13.84
  • Nov14.79
  • Dec15.38
  • Yea12.91
City Istanbul
  • Jan19.47
  • Feb19.21
  • Mar17.28
  • Apr15.24
  • May14.25
  • Jun15.26
  • Jul17.66
  • Aug20.79
  • Sep18.66
  • Oct17.81
  • Nov17.97
  • Dec18.85
  • Yea17.7

Average Wind Speed ( mph )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

City Saint Petersburg
  • Jan2.6
  • Feb4.73
  • Mar7.69
  • Apr11.19
  • May15.78
  • Jun16.57
  • Jul16.42
  • Aug14.11
  • Sep9.76
  • Oct6.51
  • Nov3.86
  • Dec2.31
  • Yea9.29
City Istanbul
  • Jan7.16
  • Feb8.62
  • Mar9.79
  • Apr10.66
  • May13.61
  • Jun14.12
  • Jul14.28
  • Aug11.57
  • Sep11.01
  • Oct9.84
  • Nov7.34
  • Dec6.58
  • Yea10.38

Humidity (%)

Humidity (%)

City Saint Petersburg
  • Jan92.55
  • Feb93.54
  • Mar88.87
  • Apr80.15
  • May70.45
  • Jun70.84
  • Jul72.95
  • Aug75.78
  • Sep80.95
  • Oct84.57
  • Nov87.49
  • Dec90.95
  • Yea82.42
City Istanbul
  • Jan76.23
  • Feb77.04
  • Mar72.84
  • Apr69.7
  • May70.14
  • Jun67.4
  • Jul66.95
  • Aug68.14
  • Sep67.36
  • Oct71.63
  • Nov71.7
  • Dec73.42
  • Yea71.05

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