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June to September: Good weather; Moscow can reach 30 Celcius.
Bring: Light summer clothes, an umbrella as it’s the rainiest time of the year, and lots of mosquito repellent (double it for St Petes - the mosquitos there should be locked up!)

November to March: Very cold; St Petes is a little milder but windier and wetter. If you aren’t averse to the cold and come prepared, this can be as good a time to come as summer. The snow-covered landscape is breathtaking and snow provides endless hours of messing around and pelting people with snowballs. Plus you can try outdoor ice-skating, cross country skiing and swimming in frozen rivers (if you’re into that sort of thing).
Bring: A big coat (the most commonly worn here are fur, goose down and sheepskin), Warm boots (preferably fleece-lined), Woolly polo-necks, Hat / scarf / gloves / long-johns etc. You can buy these things cheaply in Russia, but the quality is not always great and the fashion sense can be dubious. Russians take their winter weather very seriously and are concerned about the fate of foreigners freezing their little bums off, so make sure you look warm!

March to April: The big thaw. Not the best time to be here. As months of snow melt there is slush, big dirty puddles of mud, and some more slush.

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