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Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Nizhniy Novgorod has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −11°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 665 mm. At latitude 56°N, day length swings from 6.6 hours in midwinter to 17.4 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsNizhniy Novgorod climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −6 | −5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 0 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −8 | −2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 5 | −2 | −7 |
| Avg low (°C) | −11 | −11 | −5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −4 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 67 | 52 | 59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −6 | −5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −8 | −2 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −11 | −11 | −5 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 73 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 0 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 18 | 12 | 5 | −2 | −7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −4 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 68 | 60 | 67 | 52 | 59 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.6 | 9 | 23 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 1 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.6 | 9 | 23 | 28 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 96 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.0 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 77 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.0 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 96 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Niznij Novgorod, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.