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Monthly climate in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nizhniy Novgorod features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 638 mm (25.1 inches) and receives 127 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nizhniy Novgorod enjoys an average of 3159 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 57 minutes to 17 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation §

The warmest months in Nizhniy Novgorod are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -6 °C (18 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nizhniy Novgorod experiences 32 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 147 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(39°F)
Average high -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Daily mean -8°C
(18°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Mean minimum -22°C
(-8°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Minimum -33°C
(-27°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -28°C
(-19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation §

Nizhniy Novgorod usually has the most precipitation in April, July and October, with an average of 11 rainy days and 67 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nizhniy Novgorod are January, March and September. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41 (1.6) 52 (2.1) 31 (1.2) 57 (2.3) 54 (2.1) 52 (2.1) 86 (3.4) 55 (2.1) 48 (1.9) 59 (2.3) 50 (2.0) 52 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 12 8 10 10 10 13 8 10 11 11 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation §

The sunniest months in Nizhniy Novgorod are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 14 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nizhniy Novgorod: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 46 146 262 332 415 448 446 400 293 199 107 60
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 36m 9h 32m 11h 52m 14h 16m 16h 24m 17h 34m 16h 57m 15h 0m 12h 41m 10h 20m 8h 10m 6h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation §

Nizhniy Novgorod experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nizhniy Novgorod UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 1 1