Moscow and St. Petersburg weather during summer [closed]

I'll be travelling to Moscow and Saint Petersburg in July. While searching homes, I noticed that most homes do not have air conditioning. How livable is it in these cities without A/C?

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Best Answer

People used to live in the tropics and subtropics without air conditioning - and indeed, many still do - so it's livable. It's all about what you can tolerate.

Also, where you normally live is going to affect the answer. From Miami or Bangkok? A hot day in St. Petersburg is going to seem fine. From Tuktoyaktuk? Maybe it will be pretty intolerable.

St. Petersburg's record high temperature - of all time - is only 37.1 degrees (98.8 F) and Moscow's, 38.2 degrees (100.8 F). Moscow's normal July high - the hottest month - is 24.3 (75.7) and St. Petersburg's, 23.0 (73.4) - so in normal weather, air conditioning will not be required. During a heat wave, yes, you'll probably want it but you'll probably find such times are brief and reasonably uncommon. (All these statistics are from Wikipedia's climate section of the respective city pages.)

If you find that you can't tolerate such temperatures, travel during the shoulder season. By early September (which is still summertime, astronomically), daytime highs have cooled to an average of the mid-teens (high 50s/low 60s F) and the heat waves should be much rarer indeed.

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How warm is St. Petersburg Russia in summer?

In July, the warmest month of the year, the weather in Saint Petersburg is usually warm. The average temperature is of 19.3 \xb0C (67 \xb0F), with a minimum of 15.4 \xb0C (59.7 \xb0F) and a maximum of 23.2 \xb0C (73.8 \xb0F). On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 10.5 \xb0C (51 \xb0F).

Does it get hot in St. Petersburg Russia?

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 28 to September 3, with an average daily high temperature above 64\xb0F. The hottest month of the year in Saint Petersburg is July, with an average high of 73\xb0F and low of 54\xb0F.

What is the weather in Russia in summer?

Average July temperatures are between 71\xb0 F (22\xb0 C) and 77\xb0 F (25\xb0 C), although much hotter temperatures are not unusual. Summer is the wettest season of the year in Russia, so you should also expect some rain if traveling in Russia in July. The further north you go, the longer the days are in Russia in July.

Is St. Petersburg colder than Moscow?

Despite being farther north than Moscow, Saint Petersburg has a lower average winter temperature than Moscow. They are 15\xb0 F vs 10\xb0 F respectively.

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