Nizhnekamsk climate — normals and trends
Nizhnekamsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 563 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nizhnekamsk averages 173 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Nizhnekamsk has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 160 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 20 August 2021) and the coldest -46.7 °C (on 1 January 1979).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
NizhnekamskTatarstan Republic
- coords
- 55.64°, 51.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.6°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
-0.3°C
Annual rainfall
563mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
32.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
173 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
138.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.8 °C
20 August 2021
Coldest day
-46.7 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
50 mm
17 July 1987
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-52.2 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
18 November 1967
Sunniest day
17.0 h
18 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.7 °C | +7.4 °C | 60 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 51 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 60 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 78 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 81 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 63 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -4.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 57 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nizhnekamsk?
Nizhnekamsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 563 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nizhnekamsk?
The hottest day measured in Nizhnekamsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2021, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nizhnekamsk?
The coldest day measured in Nizhnekamsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -46.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nizhnekamsk?
Yes. Nizhnekamsk gets on average 138.0 cm of snow per year and has around 173 frost days.
Has the climate of Nizhnekamsk warmed?
Yes: Nizhnekamsk warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nizhnekamsk?
The wettest day measured in Nizhnekamsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1987, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nizhnekamsk?
The windiest day measured in Nizhnekamsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nizhnekamsk?
The warmest month in Nizhnekamsk is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nizhnekamsk?
Nizhnekamsk receives on average 563 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nizhnekamsk?
Nizhnekamsk gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nizhnekamsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nizhnekamsk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1967, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nizhnekamsk?
Yes: Nizhnekamsk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nizhnekamsk?
In Nizhnekamsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 31 July 2010, and the lowest was -52.2 °C on 1 January 1979.
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