Novy Urengoy vs Nadym: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 186 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Novy Urengoy and Nadym are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,849 vs 1,874 hours a year. Nadym has the higher Sunshine Score in 1 of 12 months; the other 11 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Novy Urengoy | Nadym | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,849 | 1,874 |
| Sunniest month | July (60/100) | July (58/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 46/100 | 48/100 |
| Rain / year | 679 mm | 708 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 3 (moderate) | 3 (moderate) |
Novy Urengoy vs Nadym month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novy Urengoy | Nadym | Novy Urengoy | Nadym | Novy Urengoy | Nadym | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -22° | -20° | 25 | 26 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -20° | -19° | 21 | 23 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -10° | -9° | 35 | 37 |
| April | 0 | 0 | -4° | -3° | 48 | 50 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 3° | 4° | 73 | 73 |
| June | 42 | 42 | 15° | 15° | 99 | 100 |
| July | 60 | 58 | 18° | 18° | 93 | 108 |
| August | 37 | 43 | 14° | 15° | 89 | 89 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 7° | 8° | 68 | 68 |
| October | 0 | 0 | -3° | -1° | 59 | 63 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -15° | -13° | 38 | 40 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -19° | -18° | 31 | 31 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug Nadym · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Novy Urengoy averages 0/100, Nadym 0/100. Nadym is the warmer, around -17°C daytime highs vs -19°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Novy Urengoy averages 0/100, Nadym 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-4°C vs -3°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Novy Urengoy averages 46/100, Nadym 48/100. Daytime highs are similar (16°C vs 16°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Novy Urengoy averages 0/100, Nadym 0/100. Nadym is the warmer, around 4°C daytime highs vs 2°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Novy Urengoy weather by month · Nadym weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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