Compare Saint Petersburg and Istanbul Weather

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).