Moscow
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Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area.
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The next week in Moscow
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
23° / 14°
0.7 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Overcast
23° / 14°
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
26° / 13°
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
31° / 16°
UV Moderate
Tue
Overcast
32° / 18°
UV Moderate
Wed
Partly cloudy
32° / 20°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / -4°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
16.2h
04:19 – 20:31local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Moscow
4 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) at 28 km.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.