Petrozavodsk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇺 Russia · regional city · continental climate
The best time to visit Petrozavodsk is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 69/100), with August and June close behind. Petrozavodsk averages about 1,601 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 100 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,601
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 69/100
- Rain / year
- 790 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 279k
- Elevation
- 44 m
When is the best time to visit Petrozavodsk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Petrozavodsk is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 43 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Petrozavodsk?
Petrozavodsk isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,601 hours of sunshine a year. 69 Sunshine Score points separate July (69) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #136 of 145 destinations in Russia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,004 hours. The year's 790 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 43 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -14° / 7°F | 36 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 42 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 49 mm | 2 |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 72 mm | 3 |
| June | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 91 mm | 4 |
| July | 69 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 100 mm | 4 |
| August | 62 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 112 mm | 3 |
| September | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 71 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 66 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -6° / 21°F | 60 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -12° / 10°F | 48 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- St. Petersburg Russia · 313 km · best in Jul · 1,522 h sun/yr
- Cherepovets Russia · 359 km · best in Aug · 1,618 h sun/yr
- Archangelsk Russia · 446 km · best in Jul · 1,527 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 523 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 553 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Tallinn Estonia · 577 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Joensuu Finland · 250 km · 1,557 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Savonlinna Finland · 273 km · 1,544 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lappeenranta Finland · 332 km · 1,531 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kuopio / Siilinjärvi Finland · 350 km · 1,575 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Solovetsky Islands Russia · 358 km · 1,671 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Petrozavodsk compares month by month: Petrozavodsk vs St. Petersburg · Petrozavodsk vs Archangelsk · Petrozavodsk vs Cherepovets · all comparisons
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