St. Petersburg’s Climate
In 1703 Russian Tsar, Peter the Great found a place for St. Petersburg, a city which was to become the capital of the Russian Empire. The city had a very good location in terms of military strategy - the delta of the river Neva, where it flows into the Gulf of Finland, was the access to the Baltic Sea, Peter the Great so long aimed for.
Thanks to its maritime location St. Petersburg has a mild climate in comparison with other regions of Russia. The atmosphere here is filled with a smell of salty waters of the Gulf of Finland. It is humid all year round. Frequent winds bring cyclones from the Atlantic.
To put it in one word, St. Petersburg’s weather it is extremely changeable. Frequent rains and thunder storms in spring and summer, and fog, drizzle and lots of snow in fall and winter are typical for the city. Sometimes it can get quite hot and dry in summer time. However, many locals even in the heat of summer carry their umbrellas with them. You never know when it is going to rain in St. Petersburg.
The weather is the topmost source of surprises in St. Petersburg. Nevertheless, every season in the city has its particular charm. |
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