Region · Russia
Where to stay in Sakha
This guide covers 3 destinations in Sakha, a first-level administrative division of Russia, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Yakutsk Urban Okrug, Yakutsk and Neryungri. Across its destinations, June to August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport (YKS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- June to August
- Main airport
- YKSPlaton Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Asia/Yakutsk
Destinations
Destinations in Sakha
Every destination in this guide in Sakha, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakutsk | 311,760 | 2 | YKS · 8 km |
| Yakutsk Urban Okrug | 384,979 | YKS · 8 km | |
| Neryungri | 53,366 | NER · 31 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Sakha
2 hotels in Sakha recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Sakha
From the climate of 3 destinations in Sakha 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: June to August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | -35 °C | 11 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | -29 °C | 8 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | -12 °C | 6 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 3 °C | 9 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 14 °C | 23 mm |
| June | 2 of 3 | 23 °C | 34 mm |
| July | 2 of 3 | 26 °C | 45 mm |
| August | 2 of 3 | 22 °C | 39 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 12 °C | 36 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | -3 °C | 21 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | -24 °C | 16 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | -36 °C | 9 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 Sakha
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Sakha 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.
YKS · Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport
NER · Chulman Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Sakha, 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 Sakha
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.