Murmansk in August 2025 – is it worth going to rest? Weather and reviews, air temperature, how to dress, duration of the day, prices for flights and hotels, on excursions on the Kola Peninsula. What to see in Murmansk in early August and closer to September, where to visit and what to do – in the careful review of Eurotraveler.
If you suddenly did not know – August is the most vacation month. The period in the year, in which most inhabitants (at least) of the northern hemisphere of the Earth plans to take a break from work and worries. Well, perhaps, go somewhere: “The world to see and show yourself.”
It is quite natural that not prone to pan -science and generally carefully avoiding crowds and traffic jams, as well as inexplicably high prices, citizens do not want to become part of a general hobby. And therefore, they are not rushing to the south – to the same place where everyone is – but, for example, to the north.
Fortunately, in the summer there is very nothing. And at times even warm – going on a trip in August to Murmansk, you will see this. Again, there is an excess of interesting classes – what alone are only sea hikes in search of whales?!
What do you have to face specifically? In the sense of weather, prices, entertainment? What to take with you and it would be good – buy there?
Now we will tell you!
Weather in Murmansk in August
As if it gives the last opportunity to enjoy in the summer, demonstrating with all its behavior – it will begin to cold a little more. Locals enjoy the chance of a “full coil” (unless they go somewhere on the warm sea), storing mushrooms and berries, as well as a fish-tourists diligently collect their impressions.
In early August, it is so warm in Murmansk that it is even hot. And on some days street Thermometers show amazing +28-30 ° C. But do not flatter yourself, this does not happen every year-it is more correct to count on an air temperature not higher than +20-22 ° C.
Naturally, this happens during the day-at night it colds to +8-14 ° C.
The weather in the middle of the last month of summer in the “capital of the Russian Arctic” is more difficult to predict. It can be warm, with temperatures above +20 and even +25 ° C. Especially if the beginning of August was cold.
But in other years, the temperature curve stably goes downward. So Murmansk numbers on August 15-17 may observe Something about +12-15 ° C Even in the afternoon hours.
Moreover, on the threshold of September, warming does not occur. The weather seems to decide to turn the summer season ahead of schedule.
Such fluctuations in weather moods obviously do not please those who cherish hope of swim. But almost 100% of tourists visiting Murmansk do not even think about it. And therefore, they use any opportunity to wander around the city – at +15 ° C and you will not freeze and you will not sweat.
It is equally on the trip both to the near (Sami village) and the distant surroundings of Murmansk. Moreover, one-day (for some reason) tours in Teriberka and Lovoozero are especially popular. Someone gets to the Tersky coast of the White Sea.
One sadness – more sunny days would not hurt. For they are on the Kola Peninsula even in August – in a fair minority. Yes, here you are, proof in the form of a review-IRECOMMEND.ru/Kto-Det-Letom-NA-YUGA.
The sun and rains
At the same time, it lights up very early, and it gets dark late – there are natural white nights. If you are lucky in August to find a blooming lilac in Murmansk, then you will even be found in St. Petersburg … in June.
The duration of the polar day in Murmansk ranges from 20.5 hours (at the beginning of the final month of summer) to 15.5 on the threshold of September 1. The sun rises above the horizon at 2.40 (5) in the morning, and sits down – at 23 (20.30). Agree, this should be enough to implement the most extensive excursion plans?!
It will wait in the late summer in the northern city, alas, quite voluminous. And the average monthly rainfall often exceeds 100 mm
This does not mean that the weather seeks to ruin the downpour literally every day. But to prepare for such a cataclysm at this time of the year and in this place is definitely standing.
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Therefore, in a suitcase it is worth putting both umbrellas and raincoats, and maybe even rubber boots. They can be very out of place during the study of coastal spaces near Teriberka. And when going out to the open sea on the longboat, one must think that such shoes will not hurt.
We will advise you to take a sufficient number of repellents and fumigators with us on a trip. Well, or buy them immediately upon arrival – local mosquitoes are real animals.
Prices 2025
They do not look particularly attractive. Of course, I would like to travel for less money-to pay 20-25 thousand rubles for flights from Moscow to Murmansk and not everyone can afford.
Family tourists should think about a trip to Murmansk in their car – thus it will be possible to save seriously. Both on transport expenses and on excursions on the Kola Peninsula.
At the same time, however, it should be noted that most of the Murmansk region still lead more directions than good roads.
The price level in local “hospitality facilities” is not too different from the average Russian – for nothing that the Arctic. In particular, for 3.5-4 thousand rubles per day, repaired and clean apartments can be removed in Murmansk. Moreover, located far from on the outskirts of the northern city.
If you decide to stay at the hotel, like the most noticeable Azimut Hotel Murmansk, not just the highest building of the city, but also the highest behind the polar circle, then pay about 9-10 thousand rubles for two. To decide whether that wonderful views are open from the windows, only to you …
To explore Murmansk “from all sides” and even in the mini-group it will turn out for a contribution of 5-6 thousand rubles. About 4.5 -5 thousand will have to be laid out for participating in an excursion trip to Teriberka -for one person.
Plus (possibly) to give a little less than 500 rubles for tickets to the National Park near the village. Otherwise, you will not see some interesting places: the same battery waterfall and the “Dragon eggs” beach.
What to do
We will not agitate to go going to the tundra in search of mushrooms and berries. Even despite the fact that in August near Murmansk the very season of “quiet hunting” begins. For a banal reason: not knowing the place, there is nothing to hope to bring in the basket a sufficient number of “gifts of forest”.
And besides, is it not easier to buy the same cloudberry and blueberries in the local market? Like mushrooms, but already in dried form?
In the reviews of tourists, of course, you will find a lot of enthusiasm for the features of collecting mushrooms on the Kola Peninsula. In particular, the excited mushroom pickers are inspired by the almost complete absence of trees there.
One way or another, but our view is much more correct to spend more time studying Murmansk.
To visit the Lenin nuclear icebreaker, in the last decades of Soviet power, the Arctic victorious crushing the ice. To see sincere and mournful monuments, to capture in memory a crushing beautiful panoramic species, opening from the tops of the hills.
Inspect city houses. Along the way, trying to understand how people survive here in winter in a polar night.
Where to go
We will advise travelers with young children to visit under the Murmansk Sami village. Where a comprehensive entertainment program has been created, which will force your child (inappropriate) to forget that the water park and water slides were present in his summer plans.
For connoisseurs of penetrating species of northern nature, you should definitely visit the Lovozersky tundra. As well as make a trip to the real end of the Earth – to the fishing peninsula or, for example, to the middle one.
We have already mentioned Teriberka – today only the lazy will decide not to visit the relatively recently the world famous northern village on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Pharmacy citizens should definitely try and Grinkle To reduce close acquaintance with the largest mammals on Earth, whales.
Although, as emphasized in the mass of reviews, to see them in the natural habitat even in the Barents Sea in August is incredible luck!
They are relatively small in the trip to the ancient Pomeranian villages on the Tersky Bank of the White Sea. Maybe because in order to get there from Murmansk you will have to go south (but still want to north?).
Few people get to Kandalaksha, although this town has a certain attraction – a prehistoric labyrinth. Again, on the way to Kandalaksha, it is quite possible to call to evaluate Kirovsk. The city whose brilliant ski future does not raise questions!
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