Peterhof weather in January

In January, Peterhof sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Peterhof's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peterhof's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
6 h 24 min
9:59 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical January day in Peterhof reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-6
2-3-6
3-3-6
4-3-6
5-3-6
6-3-6
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22-4-7
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24-4-8
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26-4-8
27-4-8
28-4-8
29-4-8
30-4-8
31-4-8

How January really feels in Peterhof

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Peterhof weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4311.711.86.40.0
Feb-4° / -8°339.29.58.70.0
Mar / -5°379711.30.0
Apr / 398.93.114.10.6
May12° / 488.60.216.73.2
Jun16° / 10°6410.6018.34.7
Jul19° / 13°6210.2017.66.0
Aug18° / 13°7411015.35.5
Sep13° / 6311.5012.63.4
Oct / 72131.59.80.8
Nov / -0°6613.36.37.20.0
Dec-1° / -4°5312.810.15.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
5991
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
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20892
21892
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26892
27892
281090
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301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Peterhof gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13935
23935
33935
43936
53936
64037
74038
84038
94039
104039
114040
124040
134040
143940
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203739
213639
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263739
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283739
293840
303840
313839

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420light breeze
520light breeze
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920light breeze
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1120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:13 AM to 9:31 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.710:133:54
25.710:123:56
35.810:123:57
45.810:113:58
55.810:114:00
65.910:104:02
75.910:094:03
85.910:084:05
96.010:074:07
106.010:064:09
116.110:054:11
126.110:044:12
136.210:034:14
146.310:014:17
156.310:004:19
166.49:594:21
176.49:574:23
186.59:564:25
196.69:544:27
206.69:524:30
216.79:514:32
226.89:494:34
236.89:474:37
246.99:454:39
257.09:434:42
267.09:414:44
277.19:394:46
287.29:374:49
297.39:354:51
307.39:334:54
317.49:314:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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310.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Peterhof?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peterhof.

What to pack for Peterhof in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Peterhof sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Peterhof in January

The nearest coast averages about 0°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in July at about 18°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Peterhof in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peterhof peaks around July 12 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Peterhof in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Peterhof is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1719 µg/m³Nov 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Peterhof?

Peterhof sits at 59.9°N, 29.9°E, 26 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petrodvorets, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Peterhof

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Peterhof.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peterhof has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Peterhof is covered by trees (43%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Petrodvorets 6.0 km · Lomonosov 8.0 km · Kronstadt 14 km · Sosnovaya Polyana 15 km · Uritsk 16 km · Gorelovo 18 km · Krasnoye Selo 19 km · Dachnoye 20 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Peterhof (59.8833°, 29.9°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).