Kursk Oblast · Russia
Kursk travel guide
Kursk is a city in Kursk Oblast, Russia, home to about 435,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Kursk
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 (2021 census).
More than anything else, the city is known for the Battle of Kursk in summer 1943. It did not happen within Kursk itself, but at the nearby village of Prokhorovka, where the Soviet Army won a decisive victory against Nazi Germany, and turned the tide of World War II in Europe. The engagement was the largest tank battle ever.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kursk
See
- Museum of Regional Studies
- Art Gallery of Deyneka
- Archeological Museum
Do
- Russian Touring Car Championship
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When to go
The best time to visit Kursk
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kursk are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 77 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 Kursk
Getting in
By train from Kursky Terminal in Moscow. Firmenny daily sleeper train Solovey #105/106 comes to Kursk early in the morning covering 537km. Other direct destinations are Saint Petersburg, neighboring Belgorod and southern resort Anapa.
Getting around
The city's hilly landscape is cut through by rectangular quarters as it was planned by the 17th city engineers. The city's airport is 7km north and serves flights to Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Sochi.
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Questions
Kursk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kursk?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kursk are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Kursk?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Kursk
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; 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.