Petrozavodsk weather in September

In September, Petrozavodsk sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Petrozavodsk's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrozavodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:20 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical September day in Petrozavodsk reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	10	5

How September really feels in Petrozavodsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -12°	32	8.8	11	5.9	0.0
Feb	-6° / -12°	27	8.2	9.9	8.4	0.0
Mar	-0° / -7°	33	8.8	9.5	11.3	0.0
Apr	7° / -2°	37	9	4.9	14.3	0.9
May	14° / 4°	55	10.9	1.3	17.2	3.7
Jun	18° / 9°	68	12.1	0	19	5.5
Jul	21° / 13°	86	14	0	18.2	5.8
Aug	19° / 11°	88	13.4	0	15.6	5.4
Sep	13° / 7°	58	11.6	0	12.6	3.5
Oct	6° / 2°	55	11.5	2.8	9.6	0.6
Nov	-0° / -4°	49	11	8	6.7	0.0
Dec	-4° / -8°	41	11.4	11.9	5	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19
Cloudier (%)	77	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	75	76	76	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Petrozavodsk gets around 58 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	85	14	1
3	86	14	0
4	87	13	0
5	88	12	0
6	89	11	0
7	90	10	0
8	91	9	0
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	96	4	0
14	96	4	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 174 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:43	5:45	5:48	5:51	5:53	5:56	5:59	6:01	6:04	6:06	6:09	6:12	6:14	6:17	6:20	6:22	6:25	6:28	6:30	6:33	6:35	6:38	6:41	6:43	6:46	6:49	6:51	6:54	6:57
Sunset (PM)	7:45	7:41	7:38	7:35	7:31	7:28	7:25	7:21	7:18	7:14	7:11	7:08	7:04	7:01	6:58	6:54	6:51	6:47	6:44	6:41	6:37	6:34	6:31	6:27	6:24	6:21	6:17	6:14	6:10	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.1	5:40	7:45
2	14.0	5:43	7:41
3	13.9	5:45	7:38
4	13.8	5:48	7:35
5	13.7	5:51	7:31
6	13.6	5:53	7:28
7	13.5	5:56	7:25
8	13.4	5:59	7:21
9	13.3	6:01	7:18
10	13.2	6:04	7:14
11	13.1	6:06	7:11
12	13.0	6:09	7:08
13	12.9	6:12	7:04
14	12.8	6:14	7:01
15	12.7	6:17	6:58
16	12.6	6:20	6:54
17	12.5	6:22	6:51
18	12.4	6:25	6:47
19	12.3	6:28	6:44
20	12.2	6:30	6:41
21	12.1	6:33	6:37
22	12.0	6:35	6:34
23	11.9	6:38	6:31
24	11.8	6:41	6:27
25	11.7	6:43	6:24
26	11.6	6:46	6:21
27	11.5	6:49	6:17
28	11.4	6:51	6:14
29	11.3	6:54	6:10
30	11.2	6:57	6:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.09 kWh/m².

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 — September's 2.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.0	Moderate
18	2.0	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.6	Dim
28	1.5	Dim
29	1.5	Dim
30	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Petrozavodsk?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Petrozavodsk.

What to pack for Petrozavodsk in September

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

In September, Petrozavodsk sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Petrozavodsk in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 2. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	1	3	4	5	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

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

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

250 m

trees 64%

80 km

294 m

trees 63%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← August Petrozavodsk year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	85	14	1
3	86	14	0
4	87	13	0
5	88	12	0
6	89	11	0
7	90	10	0
8	91	9	0
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	96	4	0
14	96	4	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	85	14	1
3	86	14	0
4	87	13	0
5	88	12	0
6	89	11	0
7	90	10	0
8	91	9	0
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	96	4	0
14	96	4	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	12	6
21	12	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	11	5
30	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	85	14	1
3	86	14	0
4	87	13	0
5	88	12	0
6	89	11	0
7	90	10	0
8	91	9	0
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	96	4	0
14	96	4	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0