Stavropol Krai · Russia
Stavropol travel guide
Stavropol is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, home to about 451,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June and September
- Nearest airport
- STW12 km · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Stavropol
Stavropol, known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city that is the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, and it is one of Russia's fastest growing cities.
The city was founded in 1777. It was first a fortress to defend the Southern borders of Russia. The city's name is of Greek origin and translated as "the city of a cross". Stavropol is the capital of the Stavropol Krai (one of Russia's territorial districts). Its population as of 2021 is around 350,000 people. It is a geographically and economically strategic city, an also a place where people from the nearby distressed Caucasus areas come to relax.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Stavropol
See
- Park Pobedy
- Triumphal Arch "Tiflis Gate"
- Stavropol Regional Museum of Fine Arts
- Soldat and Fortress Mountain
- Kafedral'nyy Sobor Kazanskoy Ikony Bozhiyey Materi
- Memory, Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945
- Stavropol State Museum-Reserve
- Art Gallery "Parshin"
Do
- Central Park of Culture and Leisure of the city of Stavropol
- Theater Square
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When to go
The best time to visit Stavropol
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Stavropol are May, June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; June is the wettest, with about 73 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 Stavropol: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV, 126 km) is also within reach.
STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport
MRV · Mineralnye Vody Airport
Questions
Stavropol: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Stavropol?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Stavropol are May, June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; June is the wettest, with about 73 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Stavropol?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV, 126 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Stavropol?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Stavropol
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.