Nizhny Tagil in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nizhny Tagil sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 119 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about -3°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Nizhny Tagil's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nizhny Tagil's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 8°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: -2°C
Precipitation: 119 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 2.1; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Nizhny Tagil in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -3°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Nizhny Tagil reaches about 8°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Nizhny Tagil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 68 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

32 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Nizhny Tagil weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-11° / -17°	19	5.7	7.5	6.9	0.0
Feb	-8° / -16°	16	4.8	6	8.9	0.0
Mar	-0° / -9°	26	6.7	7.7	11.4	0.0
Apr	8° / -2°	37	8.4	4.1	14	1.4
May	16° / 5°	56	10.3	0.9	16.3	4.8
Jun	21° / 10°	83	12.7	0.1	17.7	5.8
Jul	23° / 12°	88	12.9	0	17.1	6.2
Aug	19° / 10°	82	12.9	0	15.1	5.5
Sep	13° / 5°	62	11.5	0.4	12.5	3.4
Oct	5° / -1°	44	10.4	4.6	9.9	0.6
Nov	-4° / -9°	30	7.6	7.9	7.6	0.0
Dec	-9° / -15°	21	6.2	8.2	6.3	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhny Tagil gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early March to 17 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Nizhny Tagil?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nizhny Tagil.

What to pack for Nizhny Tagil in Spring

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

In spring, Nizhny Tagil sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Nizhny Tagil in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nizhny Tagil peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	4	6	5	4	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Air quality in Nizhny Tagil in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nizhny Tagil is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	9	13	17	14	13	17	15	11	9	7	5
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Nizhny Tagil?

Nizhny Tagil sits at 57.9°N, 60.0°E, 185 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Verkhnyaya Salda, 37 km away.

Topography around Nizhny Tagil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhny Tagil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m.

The land around Nizhny Tagil is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

156 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

309 m

trees 78%

80 km

681 m

trees 91%

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Spring weather nearby: Verkhnyaya Salda 37 km · Kushva 43 km · Nizhnyaya Salda 48 km · Krasnoural’sk 50 km · Nev’yansk 50 km · Kirovgrad 55 km · Novoural’sk 74 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 79 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

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 Tagil (57.9194°, 59.965°, elevation 185 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.