Petrozavodsk weather in June

In June, Petrozavodsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 19 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 24 min at the start of June to 19 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Petrozavodsk's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrozavodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
19 h 06 min
3:09 AM – 10:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Petrozavodsk is capital city of the Republic of Karelia in north-western Russia.

Density
2,068/km²
people per km²
Founded
1703

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Petrozavodsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3177
4177
5178
6178
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8188
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10189
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How June really feels in Petrozavodsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Petrozavodsk weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°328.8115.90.0
Feb-6° / -12°278.29.98.40.0
Mar-0° / -7°338.89.511.30.0
Apr / -2°3794.914.30.9
May14° / 5510.91.317.23.7
Jun18° / 6812.10195.5
Jul21° / 13°8614018.25.8
Aug19° / 11°8813.4015.65.4
Sep13° / 5811.6012.63.5
Oct / 5511.52.89.60.6
Nov-0° / -4°491186.70.0
Dec-4° / -8°4111.411.950.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
83763
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143763
153763
163862
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193763
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Petrozavodsk gets around 68 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
243
342
442
542
641
741
841
941
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
294510
394510
494510
593610
692620
792620
891720
991720
1090730
1190730
1289830
1389830
1488930
1588930
1687940
17861040
18861040
19851140
20841141
21831241
22821251
23811351
24801451
25791551
26781651
27781651
28761761
29751861
30741961

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 24 min at the start of June to 19 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:27 AM to 3:13 AM, and sunset from 9:54 PM to 10:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.43:279:54
218.53:259:56
318.63:239:58
418.63:229:59
518.73:2010:01
618.73:1910:03
718.83:1710:05
818.83:1610:06
918.93:1510:08
1018.93:1410:09
1119.03:1310:11
1219.03:1210:12
1319.03:1110:13
1419.13:1110:14
1519.13:1010:15
1619.13:0910:16
1719.13:0910:17
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2019.23:0810:19
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2719.23:1110:20
2819.13:1110:19
2919.13:1210:19
3019.13:1310:18

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.43 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Petrozavodsk?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Petrozavodsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Petrozavodsk in June

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

In June, Petrozavodsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Petrozavodsk in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Petrozavodsk peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petrozavodsk?

Petrozavodsk sits at 61.8°N, 34.3°E, 73 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kondopoga, 47 km away.

Topography around Petrozavodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrozavodsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m.

The land around Petrozavodsk is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Kondopoga 47 km · Podporozh’ye 98 km · Lodeynoye Pole 125 km · Medvezh’yegorsk 126 km · Sortavala 192 km · Segezha 218 km · Volkhov 234 km · Priozërsk 239 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 Petrozavodsk (61.7849°, 34.3469°, elevation 73 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).