Peterhof Weather in May
Peterhof in May
The short of it: Peterhof in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 17 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 42 mm · daylight 17 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
May in Peterhof brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 7°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 5 min in mid-May, 158 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Peterhof runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Petrodvorets, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Peterhof, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetrodvoretsSt.-Petersburg | 6 km WNW | 16° | 6° | 43 mm |
| LomonosovSt.-Petersburg | 8 km WNW | 16° | 6° | 44 mm |
| Strel'naSt.-Petersburg | 8 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 43 mm |
| KronstadtSt.-Petersburg | 14 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 43 mm |
| Sosnovaya PolyanaSt.-Petersburg | 15 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 42 mm |
| UritskSt.-Petersburg | 16 km ESE | 16° | 7° | 42 mm |
| GorelovoSt.-Petersburg | 18 km SE | 16° | 6° | 44 mm |
| Krasnoye SeloSt.-Petersburg | 19 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 45 mm |