Climate
The climate in the region is continental, specifically humid continental (Dfb) 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. Average temperatures ranges from +19 °C (66 °F) in July to −9 °C (16 °F) in January.
| Climate data for Nizhny Novgorod | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.2 (−42.2) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−16 (3.2) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−41.4 (−42.5) |
−41.4 (−42.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.77) |
36 (1.42) |
35 (1.38) |
35 (1.38) |
46 (1.81) |
78 (3.07) |
78 (3.07) |
68 (2.68) |
61 (2.4) |
62 (2.44) |
52 (2.05) |
52 (2.05) |
648 (25.51) |
| Avg. rainy days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 139 |
| Avg. snowy days | 27 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 122.5 |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
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