Region · Russia
Where to stay in Mari El
This guide covers 3 destinations in Mari El, a first-level administrative division of Russia, with 4 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug, Yoshkar-Ola and Volzhsk. Across its destinations, May to August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Cheboksary Airport (CSY).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 4
- Comfortable in the most places
- May to August
- Main airport
- CSYCheboksary Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
Destinations
Destinations in Mari El
Every destination in this guide in Mari El, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshkar-Ola | 285,219 | 4 | CSY · 69 km |
| Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug | 296,004 | CSY · 69 km | |
| Volzhsk | 51,054 | KZN · 65 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Mari El
4 hotels in Mari El recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Amaks City Hotel | Yoshkar-Ola | |
| Evrika Hotel | Yoshkar-Ola | |
| Hotel First Train | Yoshkar-Ola | |
| Virginia Hotel | Yoshkar-Ola |
When to go
Best time to visit Mari El
From the climate of 3 destinations in Mari El 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 months comfortable in the most places: May to August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | -8 °C | 41 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | -6 °C | 31 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 0 °C | 34 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 10 °C | 32 mm |
| May | 3 of 3 | 19 °C | 45 mm |
| June | 3 of 3 | 23 °C | 64 mm |
| July | 3 of 3 | 25 °C | 73 mm |
| August | 3 of 3 | 23 °C | 65 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 54 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 7 °C | 56 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | -1 °C | 42 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | -6 °C | 45 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 Mari El
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Mari El 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.
CSY · Cheboksary Airport
KZN · Kazan International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Mari El, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Russia
Nearby
Regions near Mari El
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); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.