In the title compound, [Ni(C(11)H(9)ClN(3)O(2))(C(7)H(3)NO(4))]·2H(2)O, the Ni(II) atom is coordinated by two N atoms and one O atom of 3-chloro-6-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)picolinate and by one N atom and two O atoms of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxyl-ate in a distorted octa-hedral coordination. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked together by inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. One water mol-ecule is disordered over two positions; the site occupancies are ca 0.53 and 0.47.