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A comparison of 401 cities in Russia by VanSky score — how comfortable it is to travel in each today. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea. Sort by any metric and pick your next stop. A comparison of 83 regions of Russia by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to travel right now. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea.
The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.
The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.
Top cities in Russia by VanSky Regions of Russia
| City | VanSky | Temp. | Solar | Wind | Water | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Adler
Krasnodar Krai
|
99 | 20° / 17° | 1.7 kWh | 16 km/h | 22° | |
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Novorossiysk
Krasnodar Krai
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92 | 20° / 6° | 1.8 kWh | 7 km/h | — | |
|
Tuapse
Krasnodar Krai
|
92 | 19° / 10° | 1.8 kWh | 10 (↑23) km/h | 20° | |
|
Kaspiysk
Dagestan
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92 | 18° / 14° | 1.7 kWh | 20 km/h | — | |
|
Anapa
Krasnodar Krai
|
91 | 18° / 13° | 1.7 kWh | 11 km/h | 20° | |
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Sochi
Krasnodar Krai
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90 | 19° / 9° | 1.4 kWh | 8 km/h | 20° | |
|
Vladivostok
Primorsky Krai
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90 | 18° / 12° | 1.7 kWh | 9 km/h | 17° | |
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Gelendzhik
Krasnodar Krai
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90 | 18° / 5° | 1.8 kWh | 6 (↑18) km/h | 20° | |
|
Kizlyar
Dagestan
|
90 | 18° / 6° | 1.7 kWh | 7 km/h | — | |
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Makhachkala
Dagestan
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89 | 18° / 13° | 1.7 kWh | 16 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Derbent
Dagestan
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89 | 18° / 13° | 1.7 kWh | 17 (↑31) km/h | — | |
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Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Rostov Oblast
|
88 | 20° / 8° | 1.3 kWh | 14 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Artëm
Primorsky Krai
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88 | 18° / 6° | 1.8 kWh | 13 (↑26) km/h | — | |
|
Shakhty
Rostov Oblast
|
87 | 20° / 7° | 1.3 kWh | 16 (↑34) km/h | — | |
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Sal’sk
Rostov Oblast
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87 | 19° / 5° | 1.4 kWh | 15 (↑31) km/h | — | |
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Donetsk
Rostov Oblast
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87 | 20° / 8° | 1.3 kWh | 16 (↑33) km/h | — | |
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Nakhodka
Primorsky Krai
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87 | 17° / 7° | 1.8 kWh | 14 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Mikhaylovsk
Stavropol Krai
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86 | 16° / 5° | 1.7 kWh | 6 (↑19) km/h | — | |
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Volgodonsk
Rostov Oblast
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86 | 19° / 9° | 1.3 kWh | 15 (↑30) km/h | — | |
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Bataysk
Rostov Oblast
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86 | 20° / 8° | 1.3 kWh | 18 (↑39) km/h | — | |
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Rostov-on-Don
Rostov Oblast
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86 | 20° / 9° | 1.3 kWh | 17 (↑40) km/h | — | |
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Irkutsk
Irkutsk Oblast
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86 | 18° / 6° | 1.3 kWh | 7 km/h | — | |
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Novocherkassk
Rostov Oblast
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85 | 20° / 9° | 1.2 kWh | 17 (↑35) km/h | — | |
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Novoshakhtinsk
Rostov Oblast
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85 | 20° / 6° | 1.3 kWh | 18 (↑37) km/h | — | |
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Stavropol
Stavropol Krai
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84 | 15° / 5° | 1.7 kWh | 6 (↑17) km/h | — | |
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Azov
Rostov Oblast
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84 | 18° / 11° | 1.3 kWh | 20 (↑36) km/h | — | |
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Gukovo
Rostov Oblast
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84 | 19° / 6° | 1.3 kWh | 17 (↑35) km/h | — | |
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Taganrog
Rostov Oblast
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83 | 18° / 9° | 1.2 kWh | 21 (↑39) km/h | 17° | |
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Yeysk
Krasnodar Krai
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83 | 17° / 14° | 1.2 kWh | 19 km/h | 16° | |
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Usol’ye-Sibirskoye
Irkutsk Oblast
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83 | 17° / 6° | 1.2 kWh | 9 (↑23) km/h | — |
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Updated: 03.10.2026
RON 92
$0.94 /L
₽80.09 · €0.84/L
7 of 18
cheaper than 67% of countries
RON 95
$1.03 /L
₽87.82 · €0.92/L
25 of 170
cheaper than 86% of countries
RON 98
$1.13 /L
₽96.26 · €1.01/L
17 of 104
cheaper than 85% of countries
RON 100
$1.29 /L
₽109.60 · €1.15/L
7 of 28
cheaper than 79% of countries
Diesel
$0.98 /L
₽83.89 · €0.88/L
21 of 170
cheaper than 88% of countries
Premium diesel
$0.96 /L
₽81.89 · €0.86/L
2 of 44
cheaper than 98% of countries
LPG (autogas)
$0.52 /L
₽44.24 · €0.46/L
8 of 56
cheaper than 87% of countries
CNG
$0.36 /m³
₽30.40 · €0.32/m³
3 of 8
cheaper than 75% of countries
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