Climate risk in Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia · 1.3M people in the urban area
What threatens Nizhny Novgorod most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Water stress
- Low WRI Aqueduct
- River flood
- 3 m in a 100-year flood
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Russia
A 100-year river flood would stand 3 m deep in the centre of Nizhny Novgorod.
Moscow: Dry at the city centre point.
The highest of the 14 large cities in Russia.
Nizhny Novgorod's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Nizhny Novgorod is projected to have the climate that Moscow (Russia) has today.
+2.1°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+2.3°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+2%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Nizhny Novgorod would have the climate that Kharkiv (Ukraine) has today.
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How close the match is: 0.1 σ to the climate of Moscow today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Nizhny Novgorod stands out
+2.6°C
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions
Moscow: +2.6°C.
Higher than in 89% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Nizhny Novgorod
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Nizhny Novgorod | Among large cities | In Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 1 day | Among large cities: above 14% | In Russia: 4 of 14 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 34.6°C | Among large cities: above 34% | In Russia: 5 of 14 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.6°C | Among large cities: above 89% | In Russia: 9 of 14 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 3 days | Among large cities: above 24% | In Russia: 1 of 14 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | 3 m | Among large cities: above 98% | In Russia: 1 of 14 |
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In Russia: 4 of 14 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In Russia: 3 of 14 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.34 m/s² | Among large cities: above 35% | In Russia: 4 of 14 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Nizhny Novgorod on the live map
See the warming around Nizhny Novgorod on the live map
+2.6°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities in Russia
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