Peterhof Weather in December
Peterhof in December
The short of it: Peterhof in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 5 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -5° · rain 52 mm · daylight 5 h 57 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Peterhof an average December high of -1°, a low of -5° and some 52 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 57 min in mid-December, 86 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Peterhof runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Petrodvorets, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Peterhof, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetrodvoretsSt.-Petersburg | 6 km WNW | -1° | -6° | 53 mm |
| LomonosovSt.-Petersburg | 8 km WNW | -1° | -6° | 54 mm |
| Strel'naSt.-Petersburg | 8 km ESE | -1° | -5° | 51 mm |
| KronstadtSt.-Petersburg | 14 km NNW | -1° | -6° | 53 mm |
| Sosnovaya PolyanaSt.-Petersburg | 15 km ESE | -1° | -5° | 50 mm |
| UritskSt.-Petersburg | 16 km ESE | -1° | -5° | 50 mm |
| GorelovoSt.-Petersburg | 18 km SE | -1° | -5° | 50 mm |
| Krasnoye SeloSt.-Petersburg | 19 km SSE | -1° | -5° | 51 mm |