Moscow, Russia
Moscow
Moscow is a capital city in Russia. It has a population of about 13,274,285 (2025). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now9°C
Best timeMay · Jul–Aug
Population13.3M
Local time15:52
55.75° N, 37.62° EElevation 155 mUTC+3 · Moscow Standard Time
Postal codes101000, 101194 …October: high / low9° / 3°
Rain this month69mm
Best timeMay · Jul–Aug
Best: May · Jul–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Moscow at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:14 · 17:1510 h 00 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:54Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 4.3Next holiday4 NovemberUnity DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMay · Jul–Aug
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-9°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
83 mm of rain
Driest monthMarch
34 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
1 of them World Heritage
How Moscow has grown
People living in the built-up area (1,545 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+64%8.76M in 1975 → 14.4M in 2025Weather in Moscow
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
9°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 8 km/h · humidity 60%
Today22 Oct10°4°
Fri23 Oct11°5°2.4 mm
Sat24 Oct11°6°
Sun25 Oct12°5°
Mon26 Oct11°5°
Tue27 Oct8°5°1.5 mm
Wed28 Oct10°5°
Thu29 Oct8°1°
Fri30 Oct7°4°0.5 mm
Sat31 Oct7°5°0.5 mm
When to go to Moscow
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 13 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| High | -4° | -3° | 3° | 12° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 23° | 17° | 9° | 2° | -2° |
| Low | -9° | -9° | -4° | 2° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 13° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 47 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 53 | 52 |
| Wet days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
What's on in Moscow
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
Московский государственный театр эстрадыг. Москва Берсеневская наб., д.20/2 · 0.9 km
19 showsКинотеатр «Октябрь»г. Москва, улица Новый Арбат, д. 24 · 1.9 km
13 showsVK Stadiumг. Москва, Ленинградский проспект, д. 80к17 · 9.1 km
9 showsДружба5.4 km
8 showsMoscow's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Moscow
UNESCO0 km
KremlinBuilt 1420
0.3 km
St. Basil's CathedralBuilt 1555
0.2 km
Lenin's MausoleumBuilt 1930
1.1 km
Cathedral of Christ the SaviourBuilt 2000
0.1 km
Dormition Cathedral, MoscowBuilt 1475
0.3 km
State Historical MuseumBuilt 1872
Museum1.7 km
Multimedia Art Museum, MoscowBuilt 1996
Museum2.9 km
Garage Center for Contemporary CultureBuilt 2008More museums: Artdynamics · Автомобили мира · Археологический выставочный комплекс "Старый "Гостиный двор" · Bunker 703 · Войти и разрешить · Выставочный зал Московского союза художников · Выставочный центр «Рабочий и колхозница» · Гельминтологический музей · Гербовый зал города Москвы · Городская Усадьба П.И. Щукина · Государственный музей животноводства им. Е. Ф. Лискуна · Государственный музей истории российской литературы имени В.И. Даля
Outdoors around Moscow
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Moscow ZooZoos
2.9 kmObservation deck Panorama360Viewpoints
5 kmСкалодром BigWallClimbing
5.6 kmОрнитарийZoos
5.8 kmBouldering Gym 'Tokyo'Climbing
6.5 kmСАП центрSurf spots
6.5 kmГорнолыжный склон «Воробьёвы горы»Ski area · 2 lifts
6.5 kmСпорткомплекс «Кант»Ski area · 2 km of pistes · 10 lifts
8.3 kmГорнолыжный комплекс "Лата Трэк"Ski area · 1 km of pistes · 3 lifts
12 kmГорнолыжный склон "ТРЦ Вейпарк"Ski area · 0 km of pistes · 2 lifts
18 kmOpen DiveDive site
5.4 kmDiversDive site
5.9 kmNemoProDive site
5.9 kmDiveScubaDive site
7.8 kmNature around Moscow
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Russia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Moscow
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 8 · 0 km
Jurassic · 1Carboniferous · 6Devonian · 1
Formations around the town
Ammonites · 1Parashumardites
Universities and research institutes
Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1755
Russian Academy of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1757
Sechenov UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1758
Moscow State Academy of ChoreographyUniversity or college · founded 1773
Moscow State University of Geodesy and CartographyUniversity or college · founded 1779
State University of Land Use PlanningUniversity or college · founded 1779
Moscow State Linguistic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1804
Oriental UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1818
Moscow State Art and Industry Academy named after SG StroganovUniversity or college · founded 1825
Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1830
Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1865
Moscow ConservatoryUniversity or college · founded 1866
Moscow Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1866
Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1872
Russian Institute of Theatre ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1878
D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of RussiaUniversity or college · founded 1880
Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional EducationUniversity or college · founded 1885
Russian University of TransportUniversity or college · founded 1896
Gzhel State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1899
Moscow State University of Fine Chemical TechnologiesUniversity or college · founded 1900
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1906
Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1907
Boris Shchukin Theatre InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1914
Moscow State Institute of Music named after A.G. SchnittkeUniversity or college · founded 1918
Moscow State Mining UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1918
National University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1918
Russian State University for Physical Education Sport Youth and TourismUniversity or college · founded 1918
Russian University of CooperationUniversity or college · founded 1918
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1918
Academy of Labour and Social RelationsUniversity or college · founded 1919
Financial UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1919
Military UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1919
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after SkryabinUniversity or college · founded 1919
Moscow State Forest UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1919
Russian State University of Cinematography named after SA GerasimovUniversity or college · founded 1919
State University of ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1919
Moscow State University of Environmental EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 1920
All-Russia Thermal Engineering InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1921
All-Russian Electrotechnical Institute named after V.I.LeninUniversity or college · founded 1921
Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 1921
Moscow Technical University of Communication and InformaticsUniversity or college · founded 1921
Russian University of MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1922
State Musical Pedagogical Institute named M.M.Ippolitova-IvanovUniversity or college · founded 1923
Institute of State and LawUniversity or college · founded 1925
The Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Institute of Special Education"University or college · founded 1929
A. N. Kosygin Moscow State Textile UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1930
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and GasUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow Aviation InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow Power Engineering InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow State Agroengineering University named after V.P. GoryachkinUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow State Technological UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow State University of Food ProductionUniversity or college · founded 1930
Moscow State University of Printing ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1930
Russian State Geological Prospecting UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1930
Federal State University of EducationUniversity or college · founded 1931
Kutafin Moscow State Law UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1931
Russian Foreign Trade AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1931
Moscow State Aviation Technological UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1932
Moscow State Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1932
Academy of the State Fire Service EMERCOM of RussiaUniversity or college · founded 1933
Moscow Architectural InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1933
Diplomatic Academy of MGIMO of the Russian Ministry of Foreign AffairsUniversity or college · founded 1934
National Research Nuclear University MEPhIUniversity or college · founded 1942
Russian Academy of EducationUniversity or college · founded 1943
Gnessin Russian Academy of MusicUniversity or college · founded 1944
MGIMO University, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationUniversity or college · founded 1944
Moscow University for the HumanitiesUniversity or college · founded 1944
Institute for Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsUniversity or college · founded 1945
MIREA - Russian Technological UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1947
One Hundred Seventy-Ninth SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1950
Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. RazumovskiyUniversity or college · founded 1953
Academy of Economic SecurityUniversity or college · founded 1954
All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Physical-Technical and Radiotechnical MeasurementsUniversity or college · founded 1955
Moscow Clinical Science and Research Center 52University or college · founded 1955
Moscow State Industrial UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1960
МосжилНИИпроектUniversity or college · founded 1960
Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaUniversity or college · founded 1960
Moscow State Institute of Electronics and MathematicsUniversity or college · founded 1962
All-Russian Research Institute for Optical and Physical MeasurementsUniversity or college · founded 1965
Moscow from above
Around Moscow39 places to see, do and reach nearby
Yauza, MoscowNature1.5 kmSetun, MoscowNature5.4 kmPatriarch PondsNature2.1 kmSerebryanka (Moscow)Nature12 kmPresnyaNature2.9 kmGolosov RavineNature10 kmIslandNature0.8 kmChayka swimming poolNature2.2 kmГорнолыжный склон «Воробьёвы горы»Ski area6.5 kmСпорткомплекс «Кант»Ski area8.3 kmГорнолыжный комплекс "Лата Трэк"Ski area12 kmГорнолыжный склон "ТРЦ Вейпарк"Ski area18 kmOpen DiveDive site5.4 kmDiversDive site5.9 kmNemoProDive site5.9 kmKremlinMonumentunder 100 mSt. Basil's CathedralMonument0.3 kmLenin's MausoleumMonument0.2 kmCathedral of Christ the SaviourMonument1.1 kmDormition Cathedral, MoscowMonument0.1 kmState Historical MuseumMonument0.3 kmGUMMonument0.4 kmWhite House, MoscowMonument2.8 kmMultimedia Art Museum, MoscowMuseum1.7 kmGarage Center for Contemporary CultureMuseum2.9 kmMoscow Kremlin MuseumsMuseumunder 100 mCentral Armed Forces MuseumMuseum3.6 kmDiamond FundMuseum0.4 kmStationStation2.9 kmStationStation2.9 kmStationStation3.6 kmMoscow · ferry portFerry port0.8 kmMoscow · ferry portFerry port0.9 kmBalashikhaPlace21 kmMytishchiPlace19 kmLyubertsyPlace19 kmKrasnogorskPlace19 kmOdintsovoPlace23 kmReutovPlace15 km
Postal codes
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Getting to Moscow
Vnukovo International AirportVKO
29 kmSheremetyevo International AirportSVO
29 kmZhukovsky International AirportZIA
40 kmМосква-Пассажирская-КурскаяRailway station
2.9 kmМосква-Пассажирская-ПавелецкаяRailway station
2.9 kmМосква-Пассажирская-СмоленскаяRailway station
3.6 kmТретьяковскийFerry port
0.8 kmКрасный ОктябрьFerry port
0.9 kmPlaces near Moscow
Places with a climate like Moscow
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Moscow?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, July and August offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Moscow.
What is the hottest month in Moscow?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 15°C.
What is the coldest month in Moscow?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of -4°C and lows of -9°C.
What is the rainiest month in Moscow?
July is the wettest month with about 83 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Moscow?
Moscow has 1365 postal codes: 101000, 101194, 101300, 101700–101704, 101731–101734, 101749–101757, 101760–101765, 101767–101770, 101772–101785, 101790, 101976, 101990 ….