Chelyabinsk Oblast · Russia
Magnitogorsk travel guide
Magnitogorsk is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, home to about 408,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- MQF19 km · Magnitogorsk International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Magnitogorsk
Magnitogorsk is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, on the eastern side of the southern Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Its population is currently 410,594 (2021 census).
The "Magnetite mountain" that lends the place its name was once its chief feature, a mountain almost entirely composed of iron ore. It was heavily mined, and the iron locally smelted, throughout the 1930s, during the days of Stalin's Five-Year-Plans. The mountain's mines have been mostly exhausted, but the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works remains the largest iron and steel works in the country processing ores from other parts of Russia and other former Soviet republics. The years of smelting have taken an ecological toll on the city.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Magnitogorsk
See
- The Rear-front Memorial
Do
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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Where to stay
Hotels in Magnitogorsk
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Hotel | 4.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Magnitogorsk
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Magnitogorsk are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 63 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 Magnitogorsk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MQF · Magnitogorsk International Airport
Questions
Magnitogorsk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Magnitogorsk?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Magnitogorsk are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 63 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Magnitogorsk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Magnitogorsk?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Magnitogorsk
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.