Novaya Balakhna in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Novaya Balakhna sees average daytime highs around -5°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 111 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Novaya Balakhna's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Novaya Balakhna's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-11°C
Precipitation
111 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Novaya Balakhna in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -5°C.

A typical winter day in Novaya Balakhna reaches about -5°C and drops to -11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Novaya Balakhna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Novaya Balakhna weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°3710.512.17.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°328.49.49.10.0
Mar / -6°328.37.311.40.0
Apr10° / 378.7213.92.4
May18° / 479.60.316.15.8
Jun22° / 12°7412.4017.36.2
Jul24° / 15°7011.8016.86.7
Aug22° / 13°6610.8014.96.4
Sep16° / 5610.30.112.54.6
Oct / 6411.62.310.11.2
Nov-0° / -4°459.77.37.90.0
Dec-5° / -9°431111.46.70.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Novaya Balakhna gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 hours in early December to 10 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.7 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Novaya Balakhna?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novaya Balakhna.

What to pack for Novaya Balakhna in Winter

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

In winter, Novaya Balakhna sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Novaya Balakhna in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Novaya Balakhna 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 Novaya Balakhna?

Novaya Balakhna sits at 56.5°N, 43.6°E, 72 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorodets, 20 km away.

Topography around Novaya Balakhna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novaya Balakhna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Novaya Balakhna is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Gorodets 20 km · Zavolzh’ye 21 km · Dzerzhinsk 29 km · Nizhny Novgorod 30 km · Bor 32 km · Bogorodsk 44 km · Kstovo 53 km · Semënov 64 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 Novaya Balakhna (56.4899°, 43.6011°, elevation 72 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.