Nizhny Novgorod weather in July

In July, Nizhny Novgorod sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nizhny Novgorod's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhny Novgorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:44 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Nizhny Novgorod is capital of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in central Russia.

Density
3,066/km²
people per km²
Founded
1221

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nizhny Novgorod reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Nizhny Novgorod

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nizhny Novgorod weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°3610.3127.30.0
Feb-5° / -11°318.59.89.10.0
Mar / -6°328.77.611.40.0
Apr10° / 388.6213.92.5
May18° / 469.80.2165.8
Jun22° / 12°7212017.36.2
Jul24° / 14°7311.6016.86.7
Aug22° / 13°6810.7014.96.5
Sep16° / 5510.2012.54.7
Oct / 6311.82.310.11.3
Nov-0° / -4°449.97.17.90.0
Dec-5° / -9°4110.4116.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54357
64456
74654
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94753
104753
114852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nizhny Novgorod gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3136

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15128165
25028175
35128174
44928184
54928194
64828204
74728214
84628225
94528235
104428245
114328245
124228256
134128256
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153929267
163830267
173731267
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193532267
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:27 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:278:47
217.33:288:47
317.33:298:47
417.33:308:46
517.23:318:45
617.23:328:45
717.23:338:44
817.23:348:43
917.13:358:43
1017.13:368:42
1117.13:378:41
1217.03:398:40
1317.03:408:39
1416.93:418:37
1516.93:438:36
1616.83:448:35
1716.83:468:34
1816.83:478:32
1916.73:498:31
2016.73:508:30
2116.63:528:28
2216.53:548:26
2316.53:558:25
2416.43:578:23
2516.43:598:22
2616.34:018:20
2716.34:028:18
2816.24:048:16
2916.14:068:14
3016.14:088:12
3116.04:108:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.5Bright
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215.3Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nizhny Novgorod?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nizhny Novgorod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nizhny Novgorod in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Nizhny Novgorod sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nizhny Novgorod in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nizhny Novgorod peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhny Novgorod?

Nizhny Novgorod sits at 56.3°N, 44.0°E, 141 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bor, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Nizhny Novgorod

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nizhny Novgorod.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhny Novgorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Nizhny Novgorod is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), water (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bor 6.0 km · Kstovo 24 km · Novaya Balakhna 30 km · Dzerzhinsk 35 km · Bogorodsk 40 km · Gorodets 49 km · Zavolzh’ye 51 km · Semënov 59 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nizhny Novgorod (56.3287°, 44.002°, elevation 141 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).