Region · Russia
Best time to visit Kabardino-Balkaria
This guide covers 5 destinations in Kabardino-Balkaria, a first-level administrative division of Russia. The largest by population are Nalchik Urban Okrug, Nalchik and Baksan Urban Okrug. Across its destinations, September is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Nalchik Airport (NAL).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Comfortable in the most places
- September
- Main airport
- NALNalchik Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
Destinations
Destinations in Kabardino-Balkaria
Every destination in this guide in Kabardino-Balkaria, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nalchik Urban Okrug | 271,343 | NAL · 4 km | |
| Nalchik | 245,588 | NAL · 4 km | |
| Baksan Urban Okrug | 61,420 | NAL · 21 km | |
| Prokhladny | 60,009 | NAL · 42 km | |
| Prokhladny Urban Okrug | 59,778 | NAL · 41 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Kabardino-Balkaria
From the climate of 5 destinations in Kabardino-Balkaria with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 3 °C | 38 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 4 °C | 36 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 9 °C | 45 mm |
| April | 2 of 5 | 17 °C | 51 mm |
| May | 2 of 5 | 23 °C | 81 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 27 °C | 97 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 69 mm |
| August | 2 of 5 | 29 °C | 51 mm |
| September | 5 of 5 | 24 °C | 55 mm |
| October | 2 of 5 | 17 °C | 50 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 10 °C | 42 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 5 °C | 39 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Kabardino-Balkaria
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Kabardino-Balkaria name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
NAL · Nalchik Airport
OGZ · Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport
MRV · Mineralnye Vody Airport
IGT · Magas Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Kabardino-Balkaria, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
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Nearby
Regions near Kabardino-Balkaria
Other regions of Russia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.