Sunshine hours in Saint Petersburg: 1,598 hours a year, month by month

Saint Petersburg gets 1,598 hours of sunshine a year on average (4.4 a day). Sunniest month: July with 268 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Saint Petersburg gets 1,598 hours of sunshine a year on average, 4.4 a day – 35% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is July with 268 hours (8.6 a day), the dullest December with 8 (0.3 a day).
• Number 55 of 58 large cities in Russia.
• Nearest weather station: St. Petersburg, 4 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 19 h · 0.6 h a day · 9 %
• February: 46 h · 1.6 h a day · 18 %
• March: 121 h · 3.9 h a day · 33 %
• April: 178 h · 5.9 h a day · 41 %
• May: 256 h · 8.3 h a day · 48 %
• June: 254 h · 8.5 h a day · 45 %
• July: 268 h · 8.6 h a day · 48 %
• August: 228 h · 7.4 h a day · 47 %
• September: 135 h · 4.5 h a day · 35 %
• October: 62 h · 2.0 h a day · 20 %
• November: 23 h · 0.8 h a day · 10 %
• December: 8 h · 0.3 h a day · 4 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Saint Petersburg get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Saint Petersburg for 1,598 hours a year – 4.4 hours a day and 35% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Saint Petersburg? July, with 268 hours of sunshine, 8.6 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 8 hours, 0.3 a day.
• Is Saint Petersburg a sunny city? Among the 58 large cities in Russia with measurements, Saint Petersburg ranks number 55.
• Where do the figures come from? From the 1991–2020 climate normals of Deutscher Wetterdienst: Germany from its own station network, the rest of the world from the CLIMAT reports of the national weather services. Saint Petersburg uses the station St. Petersburg.
• What counts as an hour of sunshine? By the World Meteorological Organization's definition the sun is shining once its direct radiation exceeds 120 watts per square metre. Just after sunrise and before sunset it is often too weak – which is why even deserts never reach 100%.

The sunniest large cities: United States

• 1. Phoenix: 3,873 h a year
• 2. Las Vegas: 3,826 h a year
• 3. Tucson: 3,806 h a year
• 4. Reno: 3,647 h a year
• 5. Sacramento: 3,609 h a year
• 6. Fresno: 3,565 h a year
• 7. Chico: 3,542 h a year
• 8. Colorado Springs: 3,463 h a year
• 9. Albuquerque: 3,414 h a year
• 10. Amarillo: 3,298 h a year

The cloudiest large cities: United States

• 1. Pittsburgh: 1,972 h a year
• 2. Anchorage: 2,063 h a year
• 3. Syracuse: 2,120 h a year
• 4. Seattle: 2,170 h a year
• 5. Columbus: 2,182 h a year
• 6. Grand Rapids: 2,188 h a year
• 7. Buffalo: 2,206 h a year
• 8. Meads: 2,259 h a year
• 9. Cleveland: 2,281 h a year
• 10. Rochester: 2,299 h a year

The sunniest large cities in the world

• 1. Mexicali: 4,017 h a year
• 2. Phoenix: 3,873 h a year
• 3. Las Vegas: 3,826 h a year
• 4. Tucson: 3,806 h a year
• 5. Ciudad Juárez: 3,763 h a year
• 6. Reno: 3,647 h a year
• 7. Dubai: 3,610 h a year
• 8. Sacramento: 3,609 h a year
• 9. Victoria de Durango: 3,573 h a year
• 10. Fresno: 3,565 h a year

The cloudiest large cities in the world

• 1. Chengdu: 962 h a year
• 2. Chongqing: 985 h a year
• 3. Sukabumi: 1,082 h a year
• 4. Glasgow: 1,153 h a year
• 5. Tanjung Pinang: 1,172 h a year
• 6. Medan: 1,201 h a year
• 7. Samarinda: 1,275 h a year
• 8. Sungai Penuh: 1,311 h a year
• 9. Limerick: 1,339 h a year
• 10. Huaihua: 1,352 h a year

• Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), sunshine duration climate normals 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0. Possible hours: time between sunrise and sunset.