Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg: which is better, month by month

Nizhny Novgorod and Saint Petersburg split the year 1–1 — Nizhny Novgorod wins August, Saint Petersburg wins July, and they are within 3 points in September to June.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg — all 12 months

MonthNizhny NovgorodSaint PetersburgWinnerGap
January27Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air29Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie2
February36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air37Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie1
March51Dfreezing, dry, clean air51Dfreezing, a little rain, clean airTie0
April71Bcold, a little rain, clean air69Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie2
May82Anice, a little rain, clean air81Acool, a little rain, clean airTie1
June92Snice, a little rain, clean air90Snice, a little rain, clean airTie2
July87Awarm, a little rain, clean air93Swarm, a little rain, clean airSaint Petersburg6
August94Snice, a little rain, clean air86Anice, rainy, clean airNizhny Novgorod8
September78Bcool, a little rain, clean air77Bcool, a little rain, clean airTie1
October61Ccold, a little rain, clean air60Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie1
November40Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air41Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie1
December30Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air31Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (94 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Nizhny Novgorod

🇷🇺 Russia · continental climate

Best month
August 94/100
Months won
1 of 12

Saint Petersburg

🇷🇺 Russia · continental climate

Best month
July 93/100
Months won
1 of 12

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