Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 396 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Nizhny Novgorod is the sunnier overall: about 1,753 hours of sunshine a year to Moscow's 1,676. Nizhny Novgorod has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 of 12 months; the other 10 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,676 | 1,753 |
| Sunniest month | August (75/100) | August (76/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 75/100 |
| Rain / year | 764 mm | 703 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -7° | -9° | 48 | 47 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -6° | -7° | 42 | 40 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0° | -1° | 42 | 42 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 9° | 9° | 49 | 50 |
| May | 60 | 72 | 18° | 19° | 86 | 55 |
| June | 73 | 73 | 21° | 21° | 86 | 84 |
| July | 71 | 75 | 23° | 24° | 93 | 76 |
| August | 75 | 76 | 22° | 23° | 75 | 71 |
| September | 51 | 52 | 16° | 16° | 64 | 62 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 7° | 8° | 69 | 68 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 0° | 0° | 58 | 53 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -5° | -6° | 52 | 55 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Nizhny Novgorod · Jun even · Jul Nizhny Novgorod · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Moscow averages 0/100, Nizhny Novgorod 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-4°C vs -5°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Nizhny Novgorod (average score 26/100 vs 22). Daytime highs are similar (9°C vs 9°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Moscow averages 73/100, Nizhny Novgorod 75/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 23°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Moscow averages 26/100, Nizhny Novgorod 26/100. Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 12°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Moscow weather by month · Nizhny Novgorod weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
More comparisons: Moscow vs Voronezh · Moscow vs Cherepovets · Nizhny Novgorod vs Kazan · Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulyanovsk · Nizhny Novgorod vs Cheboksary · all head-to-heads