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Second-largest city in Russia

St Petersburg

215Sunny Days/yr
49°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 5.4M· Elev. 36 ftWikipedia

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 square kilometers, Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.Wikipedia

Nickname: ПитерNickname: PiterNickname: Window to Europe

Country Context

RussiaCountry in Eastern Europe and North Asia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants.Wikipedia

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Internet
Country Broadband
25.8
subscriptions per 100 people
Growing Broadband
05

Climate

Sunshine
215
sunny days per year
59% of the year
Avg High Temp
49°F
annual average
Humidity
79%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
24/100
Challenging
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
30"
inches per year
Snowfall
20"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population5.4M
Altitude36 ftabove sea level

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