Swimming season in Crimea
Any tourist planning a vacation in the Crimea wonders about the swimming season. Rest on the peninsula and the fact that you can finally change the routine life in the city and the mode of "work-home-work" to explore the magnificent sights, swimming and passive rest on the beach under the heating sun.
Not to mention the positive effects of swimming and the most saline sea water on the body, such a separation from the same gray everyday life will benefit any person, and many tourists expect the body to recover, arriving in Crimea during holidays or free days.
When can I swim?
The swimming season in Crimea is not so easy to determine, because much depends on the tourists themselves: both the weather and the water temperature for each visitor varies from + 19 ° C to + 22 ° C as acceptable, and someone in +25 ° C does not set foot in water under any circumstances.
Nevertheless, for children, the temperature of water suitable for bathing is indicated within + 25 ° C, and more often adults are guided by these indicators, coming with the whole family.
Doctors have determined the minimum temperature limit for swimming water + 17 ° C, but most tourists will find this limit too cold. Some daredevils still bathe at this temperature as a hardening for the body and enhance immunity.
Off-season features
Many people have the opportunity to escape to rest only in the spring or autumn, and worry that they will not see a "tropical" mood.
However, it is worth noting that from a financial point of view, rest in October-November or during the May holidays is the cheapest.
The Crimean weather is warm, there are a lot of discounts and few tourists, if this is important to you and you come for a quiet pastime.
Only here the warm days can change dramatically not in favor of vacationers.
Therefore, literally foretelling weather conditions is not easy: it is now quite likely that a short-term cooling will be possible. As a rule, the sea at this time is still chilly, although there is always a desire to swim, and many believe that the best vacation is in the off-season. If swimming is not the most priority point for you on a trip, then an inspection of the surroundings and memorable places at this time will be unforgettable, and if suddenly the water temperature and weather conditions will leave much to be desired, this moment will not spoil the trip.
Beach season opening
It is traditionally considered that since May, the beach season is open, since sunny days are already standing, but still the water in the sea is cool, about + 10 ° C. But this does not stop many at all, and you can see that there are many people on the beach. By the end of the month, the water temperature will already reach + 20 ° CAccording to the indigenous people, it is necessary to have time to plunge at least a few times for the vigor of the body and spirit.
But, according to statistics, almost all tourists expect summer days to be able to fully sunbathe on the beach and swim in warm water.
According to the schedule, the swimming season is opened in June, when the weather is rather hot - up to + 30 ° C, which allows you to warm up the water thoroughly. June is a favorite month for a holiday - there is still no fading heat, and the influx of tourists is not quite huge, so a place on the beach with a couple extra meters is guaranteed, and the water temperature is already + 20 ° C, which allows you to swim.
Nevertheless, if you are interested in the peak season, when there are especially many tourists, and this is exactly what you are looking for, then pay attention to dates in July and August. There are, indeed, hot days, giving maximum warm sea.The water is actually warm - + 25 ° C, and the hot temperature crosses the border + 30 ° C.
The water will literally amaze you in August - it remains warm both during the day and at night. If you are a lover of beach activities, then stay in the front row from the sea.
Remember that hot water is not always good, as overheating may occur in strong heat. Remember this when planning a trip, especially if you come with children or elderly people.
On the peninsula, the sea temperature is distributed rather unevenly - lower in the open sea, and even colder in the underwater currents, and in the bays themselves it is very hot.
August Surprises
It seems that the ideal month for swimming is August, which is simply created for a beach trip. Nevertheless, the swimming season, even in July and August, can unpleasantly surprise the already well-worn tourists. Suddenly overnight the water temperature can drop to + 10 ° C. This broke up the upwelling.
Upwelling (from English upwelling) - the rise of the depths of the ocean to the surface, the usual for the Crimea "surprise". It can last from 1 day to a week. With powerful gusts of wind, the warmed-up water levels are carried far into the sea, bringing in return deep cold waters on the coast. Such "antics" occurs from 1 to 3 per season, overshadowing some beach plans coming. But from the pluses you can bring a wonderful fact that These very cold deep waters of the sea are very clean and replace the water at the beach.
It is also worth considering that the August rest will not pass the rainy season, although it is difficult to predict with certainty when the sky will be overcast. If in July-August the sea is very rarely agitated, then in August-September, as in May, rains are not uncommon.
Jellyfish can be found both in the Black Sea and in the Azov Sea, where the current brings them.
Although they do not represent a mortal danger, still burns are unpleasant news, and sometimes they can completely alienate visitors from swimming.
If summer is not an option
If the opportunity to come in the summer is not foreshadowed, and the only free months are in September and later, then you should not be upset. Fly to the velvet season! The September sea is still warm and welcoming, and it will only cool by the end of the month. The days are still hot, but in the evening it gets colder.
Usually, the swimming season in Crimea ends in early October, but if it is warm, then people bathe almost all of October.but it already depends on the personal courage of the floating ones.
From the extreme category it should be said that even the winter months are not the limit for some, you can see people practicing winter swimming.
You will learn more about the opening of the swimming season for walruses by watching the following video.
Climate features in the Crimean regions
The beach season on different coasts of Crimea varies slightly.
South Crimea
The longest swimming season awaits you exactly on the south coast - until the very middle of October you can “dive and float“ with impunity ”. But the beginning of the season at the latest - the end of May.
Southeast of Crimea
The cleanest water is in this area of resort Theodosia and Alushta. The water is warm all summer, stable to + 25 ° C, and the season is already open in May.
East of Crimea
The magnificence of the Azov Sea is worth it to spend a vacation there. Its shallow waters quickly heat up, and the swimming season opens quite early - at the end of May. Sandy beaches will delight any tourists, and the pleasant temperature of the water will pull you there like a magnet.
West Crimea
Most of the beaches are located on the west coast, and they are pleased with shallow water, which is warming up perfectly and keeps the warm water temperature right up to the night. The swimming season opens in June on a schedule.
Regardless of which month of the above you come for swimming, your vacation will be unforgettable, and the fabulous Crimea will give you a lot of new impressions and emotions.