Kurgan Oblast · Russia
Kurgan travel guide
Kurgan is a city in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, home to about 301,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- KRO6 km · Kurgan Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Kurgan
Kurgan is the largest city and the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in the south of the Urals Federal District of Russia. Population: 310,911 (2021 census); 333,606 (2010 census); 345,515 (2002 census); 355,517 (1989 Soviet census).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kurgan
Do
- Lenin Square
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When to go
The best time to visit Kurgan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kurgan are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 68 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kurgan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kurgan Airport (KRO), about 6.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
KRO · Kurgan Airport
Questions
Kurgan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kurgan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kurgan are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 68 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kurgan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kurgan Airport (KRO), about 6.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kurgan?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Kurgan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.