What are the climate characteristics of St. Petersburg, Russia?

St. Petersburg has a mild continental climate influenced by oceanic influences. The annual average temperature is 5.2°C and the annual precipitation is 585 mm. Summers are mild, with the average temperature in July, the hottest month, being 17.7°C. Winter is cold, with an average temperature of minus 6.5°C in winter, and an average temperature of minus 8°C in January, the coldest month. The snow cover period lasts for 132 days, and the icing period lasts from mid-November to mid-to-late April of the following year.