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The article on St. Petersburg in the Russian version of Wikipedia, presumably written by a Russian, says this:

"The humid, seaside climate of St. Petersburg, with warm summers and moderate...

Ramil, here are some results of a search for the term "moderating influence of the sea" minus gulfstream:

"St. Petersburg experiences a humid continental climate of the cool summer subtype, due...

Some more info. from the same site:

Average yearly humidity St. Petersburg: 78%

Average yearly humidity Moscow: 77%

January av. St. P.: 85%

January av. Moscow: 83%

Here is some information from the site pagoda.ru:

Average yearly temp. St. Petersburg: 5.4 degrees C.

Average yearly temp. Moscow: 5.4 degrees C.

Average January temp. St. Petersburg: -6...

Does anyone else agree that Petersburg is much colder than Moscow?

I read an interview with a Russian opera star who said that singers don't like to visit Moscow because the extreme cold affects their voices adversely. I believe the season for opera runs during the...

Forgive me if this has come up before. I have never been to either city, but in my reading about Russia in the 19th century, more than once I have come across comparisons between the two places. ...