Region · Russia
Where to stay in Murmansk Oblast
This guide covers 3 destinations in Murmansk Oblast, a first-level administrative division of Russia, with 5 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Murmansk Urban Okrug, Murmansk and Severomorsk Urban Okrug. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport (MMK).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 5
- Main airport
- MMKEmperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
Destinations
Destinations in Murmansk Oblast
Every destination in this guide in Murmansk Oblast, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murmansk Urban Okrug | 295,374 | 3 | MMK · 25 km |
| Murmansk | 264,339 | 2 | MMK · 25 km |
| Severomorsk Urban Okrug | 52,247 | MMK · 57 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Murmansk Oblast
5 hotels in Murmansk Oblast recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Arctic | Murmansk Urban Okrug | 1984 |
| Azimut Hotel Murmansk | Murmansk Urban Okrug | |
| Congress Hotel Meridian | Murmansk Urban Okrug | |
| Ogni Murmanska | Murmansk | |
| Park Inn by Radisson Poliarnie Zori | Murmansk |
When to go
Best time to visit Murmansk Oblast
From the climate of 3 destinations in Murmansk Oblast 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. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | -6 °C | 41 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | -7 °C | 34 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | -2 °C | 33 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 2 °C | 32 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 8 °C | 46 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 14 °C | 63 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 18 °C | 74 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 66 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 10 °C | 55 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 3 °C | 57 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | -2 °C | 45 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | -4 °C | 50 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 Murmansk Oblast
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Murmansk Oblast 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.
MMK · Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport
KKN · Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen
Good to know
Public holidays in Murmansk Oblast, 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 Murmansk Oblast
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.