St. Petersburg in September 2025 – Is it worth it? Weather and reviews, air temperature, how to dress, is an umbrella needed? Prices in hotels and excursions than to do, what to look in St. Petersburg in September, where to go with children and go out of town, says Eurotraveler.
Paradoxically, the fact is not every tourist will risk going to St. Petersburg in early autumn. And there are explanations for this!
Firstly, on September 1, the well-known “Knowledge Day”, dedicated to the meeting with the school after a three-month break, as well as the following dates, somehow does not have to travel outside the native settlement.
Secondly, the weather in the northwestern region of Russia is considered to be the indicated interval Not too chic. That is, directly contrary to the main goals of the visit!
Which are traditionally understood:
- Long walks along the streets and embankments
- Admiring panoramas and setting the sun, long gatherings on the roofs and open verandas of the cafe
- Trips to the famous imperial palace and park residences, and, first of all, to Peterhof fountains.
That is, of course, you will definitely do all this … if you arrive. Since in fact there are no obstacles to the inspection of the main attractions of St. Petersburg, as well as their less famous colleagues, in early autumn there is no at all!
Because, at least, in early September, the weather in St. Petersburg deserves exceptionally laudatory epithets. And a small number of tourists – many are busy with sending and accompanying children to study – forces to recognize the period of almost ideal time For a cultural trip.
That is, close acquaintance with North Venice by visiting museums and cognitive excursions in the very center of the Old City
Or – which is also extremely easy to organize – independent walks along the streets. Plus “discoveries” of other interesting places, weakly familiar to the majority.
Weather in St. Petersburg in September
The matter is clearly not at all resort! But, however, well suitable for a thorough acquaintance with the city through hiking, visiting its beautiful palaces and incredibly rich museum collections.
The amount of precipitation during this period relatively small -By the standards of the loved one to wrap up in the fogs or veil of the rain of St. Petersburg, of course. And therefore, hiking in the city center do not turn into a test for endurance and perseverance.
Mete-prognosis sites promise about 8-9 sunny or deaf-woe days in a month. What is almost the maximum indicator for the Northern Capital!
Burning drizzle Not characteristic For this time of the year. And the rains are sometimes strong, but short -lived!
The total number of days when the weather can make you regret that you arrived in St. Petersburg in September-3-4 days a month. In the foggy November, this figure, for example, can be safely multiplied by 2, or even 3!
Air temperature
The beginning of September in St. Petersburg, however, can be frankly cool. And then, for several days or even weeks, the air temperature does not rise above +10-12 degrees Celsius!
Then something like a reaction begins – Nature is goodgifting the townspeople and (few) tourists with warmth. Until the last decade, street thermometers are shown in the area in the area of +18-22 ° C.
Optimistic: not too hot, but not cold, the weather may well stand up to the second or even third decade of the month. In other years, the average air temperatures are more modest-not higher than +16-18 ° C.
But in general, this pattern is the middle of the first month of autumn in the Northern Capital is still generous for warmth and light!
The sun comes in too early: September 2, for example, at about 20 hours. At the same time, places on the streets and even in museums are full! Since the townspeople are busy with their own affairs in early autumn, and most tourists were dripping into their native lands.
As a result, literally Nothing will hurt View St. Petersburg slowly, with “plainly and arrangement.” Perhaps become a participant in an interesting walk with a guide. The company will be the smaller number of tourists, the more unusual its topic will be.
At the end of September, St. Petersburg can abruptly plunge into the cold. Daytime air temperatures are lowered into the range of +8-10 degrees Celsius, frosts and even ice on the roads are possible at night.
Further, at the beginning of October in St. Petersburg there will be more “tougher” …
Keep in mind!
St. Petersburg bridges and roads near the embankments are especially eagerly covered with an invisible ice crust. Auto travelers should take into account this circumstance. Accordingly, adjust the usual driving manner and reduce the speed of movement.
This is especially true for those who are going to get to St. Petersburg by car from Moscow or even warmer regions. Since the northerners are usually ready for such “settings.”
Prices 2025
In view of famous events, many even disappeared the desire to travel at least somewhere. But for the Northern Palmyra you will probably make an exception – its beauty is in demand at any time and under any circumstances.
It is worth considering that due to year-round good demand, the cost of rooms in hotels and guest houses of St. Petersburg is at a fairly high level.
However, in September you will find where to stop for acceptable money (from 6 thousand rubles per day for two) even in the city center. For example, at the Marel Hotel on Nevsky Prospekt near the Square of the uprising.
Although we, of course, traditionally recommend, first of all, pay attention to Private apartments. Which in the center, what is at a distance from it, cost much cheaper than hotels. But they allow you to accommodate with incomparably great comfort.
In particular, the area adjacent to the Lesnaya metro station is very convenient for a brief stop (to the center on the metro not more than 15-20 minutes). To rent a separate studio or even an apartment for 2-4 people in September will turn out for 3.5-4 thousand rubles per day.
As for excursions, their palette in St. Petersburg is unusually rich, and the level of presentation of the material often leaves the participants in complete delight. Prices are even more acceptable today: to walk around the city or even make a bus tour for 800 – 1,500 rubles.
- Prices for daily rent of apartments in St. Petersburg
What to do
Obviously, you will not have a shortage of temptations. But first of all, we will recommend paying attention to the fact that there are very few visitors in the halls of the State Hermitage, and in other museums of the city. What, undoubtedly, you should use – It is possible that more than once!
It is equally worth cutting off the time and look into the palaces of St. Petersburg, which are open to tourists. Well, that is, not everything, of course, but at one or two-at least.
We recommend that you discover not the most famous, but beautiful places of the Northern Palmyra, to which tourist legs rarely reach. For example, the elegant Smolny Cathedral and the Shtiglitz Museum, a small marble palace and a “mosaic courtyard”. Most Petersburgers have never heard about the latter, by the way,!
It is definitely worth visiting in the spirit of “old Petersburg” by Kolomna, see “five corners”, a Tolstoy house and a “tear of socialism”. Well, do not forget about other unusual places in Peter, about which not only most tourists, but even guides rarely recall.
Lovers of architecture will gladly discover the open -air modern museum for themselves, which is located on the streets and avenues of the Petrograd side. And connoisseurs of the prospects – they will rise to the famous St. Petersburg roofs or in the company of the guide will go through the yards and ceremonial. Some of which have preserved the original decor and architectural decoration of the XVIII-XX centuries.
In September, along the rivers and channels of St. Petersburg Still cruise heaters and boats. And, therefore, you have no reason to abandon the water tour that allows you to consider eternal beauty from a slightly different, unusual angle.
Suburbs
Fortunately, you can see Oranienbaum at the same time by going to Peterhof (by car). And if you decide not to linger for a long time, then on the same day you will get to Kronstadt.
You definitely need to visit the city of Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) in September. To see the lyceum where Pushkin studied, take a walk in the beautiful park. To lose the gift of speech from the magnificence of the Great Catherine Palace and the recreated amber room …
A very small number of nonresident tourists get to the city of Gatchina and a huge large palace located there. And completely in vain.
After all, this building was conceived and looks like a big, literally knightly castle. And although it was not preserved in the original form – the palace was badly damaged during the Great Patriotic War – it is gradually restored in its former brilliance.
Of particular interest is the residential and working apartments of Emperor Nicholas I, and the interiors of the Gatchina Palace, where Alexander III lived with his family. Which, as you know, after the murder of his father, decided to make the Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg with his main residence.
Almost with his attention, Pavlovsk and Lomonosov, who have their own large palace complexes. Go to see Vyborg in one day, visit the seaside of the Gulf of Finland, visit the Repin House-Museum in the same name, soaked in a thick pine aroma, place.
An interesting experience will probably be a trip to Valaam – to the Orthodox shrines of the archipelago on Lake Ladoga (navigation stops only in October), it is quite possible to get on its own!
On your own car, minibus, a miserable train, a “swallow” – and then on a meteor, a heat or boat. At the same time, it will be possible to inspect any of the Karelian cities: Priozersk or Sortaval.
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