Sea temperature and swimming season in Russia
When the sea is warm enough to swim in 31 coastal cities in Russia.
| City | Warmest | Coldest | Swimming season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladivostok | 23.0°C Aug | -0.9°C Feb | Jul – Sep (3 months) |
| Makhachkala | 25.6°C Aug | 3.9°C Feb | Jun – Sep (4 months) |
| Sochi | 26.9°C Aug | 10.4°C Mar | Jun – Oct (5 months) |
| Taganrog | 25.8°C Jul | 1.4°C Jan | Jun – Sep (4 months) |
| Severodvinsk | 16.8°C Jul | -1.1°C Feb | never comfortable |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 14.2°C Aug | 0.6°C Mar | never comfortable |
| Nakhodka | 21.7°C Aug | 0.2°C Feb | Jul – Aug (2 months) |
| Derbent | 26.1°C Aug | 6.5°C Feb | Jun – Oct (5 months) |
| Magadan | 13.9°C Aug | -1.6°C Feb | never comfortable |
| Yeysk | 25.8°C Jul | 1.7°C Feb | Jun – Sep (4 months) |
| Azov | 25.8°C Jul | 1.7°C Jan | Jun – Sep (4 months) |
| Vyborg | 19.6°C Aug | -0.1°C Feb | Jul – Aug (2 months) |
| Tuapse | 26.9°C Aug | 10.3°C Mar | Jun – Oct (5 months) |
| Anapa | 25.9°C Aug | 10.1°C Mar | Jun – Oct (5 months) |
| Gelendzhik | 26.1°C Aug | 9.9°C Mar | Jun – Oct (5 months) |
| Kronstadt | 20.6°C Jul | 0.2°C Feb | Jul – Aug (2 months) |
| Sestroretsk | 20.6°C Jul | 0.2°C Feb | Jul – Aug (2 months) |
| Korsakov | 17.8°C Aug | -1.1°C Feb | never comfortable |
| Primorsko-Akhtarsk | 25.9°C Jul | 2.0°C Feb | Jun – Sep (4 months) |
| Fokino | 21.9°C Aug | 0.1°C Feb | Jul – Sep (3 months) |
| Vilyuchinsk | 14.2°C Aug | 0.6°C Mar | never comfortable |
| Zelenogradsk | 19.9°C Aug | 3.6°C Feb | Aug – Aug (1 months) |
| Anadyr | 11.7°C Aug | -1.5°C Feb | never comfortable |
| Zelenogorsk | 20.5°C Jul | 0.2°C Feb | Jul – Aug (2 months) |
| Gadzhiyevo | 11.8°C Aug | 1.8°C Apr | never comfortable |
| Belomorsk | 14.3°C Aug | -1.2°C Feb | never comfortable |
| Svetlogorsk | 19.9°C Aug | 3.6°C Feb | Aug – Aug (1 months) |
| Yuzhno-Kurilsk | 18.4°C Sep | -0.3°C Mar | never comfortable |
| Primorsk | 19.5°C Aug | 0.0°C Feb | Jul – Aug (2 months) |
| Ostrovnoy | 10.0°C Sep | 0.4°C Mar | never comfortable |
| Provideniya | 8.1°C Aug | -1.7°C Mar | never comfortable |
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