St. Petersburg in August 2025 – What to see? Weather and reviews, air and water temperature, how to get dressed, is it possible to swim, prices in hotels and excursions. Where to go in St. Petersburg in early August and the end of summer than to do with children, to go in the vicinity, EUROTRAVELER found out.
St. Petersburg is one of those cities of Russia where you need to go in August. Not because he seems to be at sea (Baltic). And not because of luxurious weather-it is, just during this period, it rarely dulls with warmth.
And for another and, by the way, an obvious reason! Indeed, in the city, like a lot of where in the world, it is in August that the holiday season approaches its peak. And the mass of the townspeople leaves the raised place, going to the southern seas, and who – on a cognitive journey.
Considering that now in the Northern Capital more or less permanently lives over 7 million people, such an outcome of the inhabitants is a significant occasion to visit it! Trying to inspect Peter’s main attractions, avoiding the usual interpretation in the subway and on the roads, thereby accumulating much more positive impressions.
Moreover, the weather in August in St. Petersburg, even if he does not give all its ways, but still very good. And, if you reason soberly, it is remarkably suitable for introductory walks around Nevsky, trips around the city and beyond. And also: water excursions on the Neva and the Gulf of Finland, visiting museum reserves in the open air.
If the weather goes bad, you can always hide in the museum halls. Or in one of the palaces of St. Petersburg! After all, there are more than a dozen of them, only in the city line.
Note that in September, St. Petersburg is also very bright and therefore attractive. And also relatively empty – this time in the sense of tourists. And therefore, in these two border months you can safely go to the northern city!
Without fear of either high prices or overwhelming the main ones and, especially, secondary tourist locations!
Weather in St. Petersburg in August
Unstable is the main and most important thing that you should know about it. At the same time, sunny days are not in a frank minority. But some cyclone almost always stands on the border of the Leningrad region, intending to spoil everyone mood and shoes.
The air temperature in St. Petersburg in August sometimes flies freely in the range from +14 ° C to even +30 ° C. And predict when it is hot, and when it is cold, It is simply impossible in advance.
It is in August that the weather in St. Petersburg demonstrates its independent and free disposition. Forcing tourists to constantly rack their heads, how to dress today?
Put on a jacket or go in the same T -shirt? To grab an umbrella or, on the contrary, try to play according to the proposed rules in the style – “And it all went!”
Note that the “Northern Capital” sees not so much rainy days in the last month of summer – 5, 6, and it seems to be not so much – the powerful July thunderstorms remained in the past.
Nevertheless, according to statistics (and maybe she still lies?), August is the most unbearable month in St. Petersburg.
Separately touches the evening and night hours. For after the sunset on the city streets and, especially, embankments, it may be frankly cold. So if you, having saturated with a romantic sunset, are going to ride on a boat along the Neva and channels, along the chicly lit embankments and bridges, be sure to take a jacket with you, or even a sweater.
Do not hesitate-the air temperature can easily drop into the area +8-10 ° C. Although usually she still tries to encourage tourists. And lives at levels +12-16 ° C The minimum.
Is it possible to swim
Perhaps that only in selected lakes and quarries-there can be higher than +18-20 ° C. Nevertheless, relatively large reservoirs, the largest Ladoga lake and shallow Finnish bay in Europe in August are cynically arrogant and cold. Refusing to warm up to temperatures above +17 ° C.
At the peak of summer, they do not welcome people in swimming trunks too much. And when the next working year was drawn on the horizon, they literally turn their backs.
At the end of summer, it does not reach the ice at the end of the summer, but the spinning water and windy ripples completely beat off the desire to plunge. And why, if on the shore you have already cooled so that it is just right to wrap yourself in a woolen blanket?
In general, do not waste time in vain!
After all, he may not be enough for much more interesting things: trips to Vyborg, visiting Oranienbaum or Kronstadt. Yes, in general, the obvious – like a memorable “span” on a “meteor” from the palace embankment to Peterhof.
Prices 2025
You can not call completely “lost shores” – rather, they are very reasonable. So in the end you can stay at the hotel in the center of St. Petersburg for quite moderate 6-7 thousand rubles per day.
Pay attention to the Marel Hotel on Nevsky Prospekt. Absolutely non -shocking, but at the same time convenient. And the location is at all at 5 with a plus, very close to the area of the uprising! Well, yes – about 15 minutes walk from the Russian Museum. And, probably, at 25 – from Palace Square and the Hermitage.
They are not on Nevsky, but Bombflat apartments are given for approximately similar money in Grivtsov Lane – however, here you will receive a separate studio with the kitchen at your full disposal. The location can not be called bad: next to the Hesen Square, and in the famous Kolomna area you can walk at least every evening.
Do you know that having settled in the very center of St. Petersburg, you will not win so much? Since the St. Petersburg metro for a matter of minutes is good for you with, for example, Petrograd side Right to Nevsky?
All the better for you. For in this case
Opportunities are added
We recommend paying attention to the stylish apart-hotel Loft House. The deployed is also very successful-5-7 walks from the Gorky Metro station. Which, by the way, is in just the same stop from the “Gostiny Dvor”.
Note that the hotel is located very next to Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt. Not only the central side on the Petrograd side, but also extremely curious in architectural terms. Still, because this is a citadel, Alpha and Omega of the St. Petersburg Art Nouveau!
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As for
Excursions
then prices for them are in an extremely reasonable range. So to make an introductory walk in the city center will be obtained for a payment of 750- 1,000 rubles. And bus survey tours around the city and in its suburbs are sold for 1,200 – 2,000.
How to dress
Often you can meet the opinion that August in St. Petersburg is so unpredictable and frankly moic that you should definitely arouse a raincoat and an umbrella. That is, to walk everywhere in the first and keep the second ready.
The rubber boots are usually not mentioned about rubber boots. But based on a common degree of mood, it is implied that they should also be at hand somewhere.
In fact, it is worth taking an umbrella with you from everything that is mentioned.
Vetrovka or sweatshirts can definitely be useful in evening and nightcoat. And also during trips both on nature and walks along the rivers and channels on a boat or a ship.
During ordinary promenade, in many cases there are also enough t -shirts with a shirt. In extreme cases, you can take a light jacket with you for a walk (preferably waterproof and with a hood).
What to do
We will not offer any specific, characteristic of the end of the summer of routes and entertainment. And why-the “obligatory” attractions of St. Petersburg are in demand, regardless of the time of year. Unless, probably, in museums in the summer, there are still fewer visitors-the sun and warmly drive everyone out into the street.
Therefore, first of all, we (without imagination) will call you to inspect the collections of the State Hermitage, which were placed in the pompous Winter Palace and the buildings adjacent to it. It is also worth visiting the branch of the Main City Museum, located in the former residence of Menshikov, this “half -power lord”, on the Vasilyevsky Island.
Entrance tickets (and for the same money) can be purchased online – it is much easier than standing in line later!
The second in the list of mandatory events in August Peter inevitably appears to the Russian Museum. Whose excellent proportions, the main corps is occupied by the former Grand Duke Palazzo.
Naturally, we recommend not to focus on replicated locations. Visit other really interesting places in Peter, most of which are located within only four central areas.
To visit the roofs, in well -preserved ceremonial and even apartments. One of the residents of the famous house of Buck near the Chernyshevskaya metro station, for example, willingly let excursion groups inside.
Perhaps it is worth walking in any fascinating route along the backyards of the central quarters of the city. You probably heard about Kolomna, the “seven” reconstructed “New Holland”, the Nikolaev Palace on Labor Square? In August, believe me, in the midst of a weekday there will be not so many (idle) people!
As for the suburbs, here it is worth starting with the “main”, and continue to continue with something less well-known.
First of all
We go to Peterhof and Kronstadt, which many are prudently visited by one day. And then: in Pushkin and Pavlovsk, Gatchina, where the most magnificent of the former imperial residences are located.
Do not forget to go to see Vyborg – a very unusual city with a mass of surviving beautiful houses. The train from the Finland Station of St. Petersburg will get to Vyborg in just an hour with a small one.
There are also other interesting opportunities! It seems to be a departure to the Karelian Ruskeal, on the Valaam archipelago and the island of Konevets in Ladoga Lake. Inspection of Petrozavodsk and visiting an amazing museum of wooden architecture in kizhi. Visiting Veliky Novgorod and, who knows, perhaps even Pskov!
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