Nizhniy Novgorod Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Nizhniy Novgorod month looks like before you travel — then check the live Nizhniy Novgorod forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

July

25°C average high

Coolest month

January

-12°C average low

Wettest month

April

33 mm of rain

Driest month

January

2 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Nizhniy Novgorod by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	-6°C	-12°C	-36°C / 5°C	2 mm	85%	13 km/h
February	-3°C	-10°C	-33°C / 6°C	4 mm	82%	13 km/h
March	3°C	-7°C	-31°C / 17°C	10 mm	74%	12 km/h
April	11°C	1°C	-11°C / 26°C	33 mm	65%	13 km/h
May	19°C	7°C	-4°C / 32°C	32 mm	63%	12 km/h
June	23°C	11°C	3°C / 35°C	20 mm	67%	11 km/h
July	25°C	14°C	5°C / 36°C	29 mm	72%	10 km/h
August	24°C	12°C	2°C / 35°C	24 mm	75%	10 km/h
September	17°C	7°C	-3°C / 28°C	30 mm	78%	10 km/h
October	9°C	2°C	-16°C / 21°C	31 mm	82%	12 km/h
November	2°C	-3°C	-21°C / 16°C	19 mm	86%	13 km/h
December	-3°C	-8°C	-31°C / 7°C	7 mm	87%	12 km/h

Best time to visit Nizhniy Novgorod

The most comfortable time to visit Nizhniy Novgorod is generally June to August, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around April, totalling about 241 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 25°C. April is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 33 mm, roughly 17× the rainfall of the driest month (January).

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Nizhniy Novgorod forecast for what is happening now.