Nizhny Novgorod City Guide

Nizhny Novgorod Climate

The climate in the region is continental, specifically humid continental, and it is similar to the climate in Moscow, although colder in winter, which lasts from late November until late March with a permanent snow cover.

Nizhny receives on average 1 775 hours of sunshine a year. The maximum duration of daylight is in June, and the minimum in December. Overcast is often reported in winter: 75 to 80% of the time the sky is covered in clouds, while it’s only 49 to 56% in April through to August.

In autumn and winter, the overcast is usually in the mornings, then the sky clears in the afternoon. In spring and summer, on the contrary, it is clear in the mornings, while towards midday clouds cluster, and disappear towards the evening.

In spring temperatures set above zero around April 5 and stay until the end of October. On average precipitation comes at 653 mm per year, mostly in July and least of all in March. Generally, 180 days out of 365 enjoy some form of precipitation. Snow first comes in October but the blanket of snow insulates the ground at November-end and melts mid-April.