Krasnoyarsk
City in Russia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial view of Krasnoyarsk 1: Zmey Kaa Kobra, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Krasnoyarsk is a city in Russia, in Krasnoyarsk Krai. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Russia in our atlas.
It lies at 56.04° N, 92.93° E, about 182 m (597 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Krasnoyarsk time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Krasnoyarsk. Green dots: other major cities of Russia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Krasnoyarsk has a continental (cool summer) climate (Köppen Dfc). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 24°C (76°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -24°C (-12°F). Around 541 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in RussiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Novosibirsk · 630 km
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- Yekaterinburg · 2,006 km
- Perm · 2,285 km
- Ufa · 2,297 km
- Samara · 2,672 km
- Kazan · 2,717 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1502026 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q919 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of Krasnoyarsk 1: Zmey Kaa Kobra, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Krasnoyarsk Central Stadium: MaxBioHazard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- RUSMARKA-2440: Stamp issuing authority - MARKA Publishing & Trading Centre. Printer - Association GOZNAK of the Ministry of Finance of, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Krasnoyarsk Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace: MaxBioHazard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
