"The island of Crimea, the island on the grape vines" sang the famous bard. Indeed, this territory is fundamentally different from all the lands close to it. This means everything - from the climate of Crimea to the history of the development of the sunny peninsula. It was this useful and healing originality that formed the basis for the transformation of Taurida into a favorite vacation spot for the last Russian tsars, literary classics, and also gave it the title of "all-Union health resort" in the USSR era.
In order to make the most of the recreational potential of the peninsula and not get into trouble, we recommend that you find out the weather in Crimea in advance at weather informer for 10 days or for 2 weeks. This can be done using the informer located at the end of the article. Or you can "predict" with us, thinking about how the weather in Crimea is formed in June, August and December.
Climate of Crimea – 3 modifications intended for recreation
So, theoretically, the Crimean peninsula is located in the zone of action of the moderate climate type. But, due to the presence of the Crimean Mountains, it did not spread to the entire peninsula. A narrow strip of gold-bearing coast, located between the Main Ridge - Baydarskaya, Ai-Petri, Yalta, Babugan, Demerdzhi and Karabi-yayla, and by the Black Sea became a place of dominance of the subtropical climate type. Therefore, it is appropriate to talk about three climatic subzones that form the weather in Crimea in September.
1. The subzone of the Steppe Crimea, occupying 90% of the peninsula. Popular resorts are Chernomorskoye, Evpatoria, Saki, Kacha, Inkerman, Shcholkino, Kerch. This subzone is characterized by hot dry summers with an average temperature of about 22 °C and relatively cool winters (-1 °C) with cold gusty winds penetrating here from the east and north. Rest in Crimea In this area it is recommended from May to September inclusive, when the probability of precipitation is minimal.
2. A subzone of the Crimean Mountains, stretching from Cape Fiolent near Sevastopol to Cape Ilya near Feodosia. A place of rest for hikers, canyoning and mountaineering enthusiasts. Rest here is available at any time of the year. The mountains are not high, so the temperature at the tops of the yaylas differs from that at the foot by only 5-7 °C. The nature of precipitation depends on the "mood" of a particular yayla - or rather on local climate-forming factors.
3. The area of the South Coast of Crimea itself, which is of interest to a significant number of vacationers. The legendary resorts are Sevastopol with Balaklava, Foros, Simeiz, Gaspra, Massandra, Gurzuf, Partenit, Alushta, Sudak, Koktebel. They are the area of greatest attention for those interested in the weather in Crimea in September and June. The local subtropical climate has a Mediterranean subtype. This means that the summer here is guaranteed to be dry and hot. The average summer temperatures are 22-23 °C, but the maximum in July easily rises to 33-35 °C. In winter, it is relatively warm here - 0-1 °C, and humid. Fogs, short rains. Everything is like in Italy, Spain or Israel, which have a similar climate picture.
Weather in Crimea now (Yalta)
As a brief summary of the weather in Crimea, we inform you that the hottest months are July and August. But the season is "open" from May to October, given the intense solar insolation - about 2100 MJ / m² per year. If we raise the question of water temperature in Crimea by month, the picture will be as follows. Sea waters are warming up slower than the land, so the warming is delayed by a month. In general, the maximum temperatures in the waters of Pontus Aksinsky - the old name of the reservoir surrounding the peninsula, are expected in July-August-September. It is this feature of the South Coast of Crimea and the no longer hot weather in Crimea in September that gave rise to the name "velvet season".
True, there is one nuance. No one can guarantee warm waters in the Black Sea, heated to +32°C. The reservoir is deep. There are several tiers of currents and countercurrents in it, so the slightest atmospheric eddies and storms lead to mixing of water. As a result, cold water masses end up on the surface, and warm ones, heated by the sun generous to Crimea, go deep.
Our recommendation for those planning a trip to Tavrida, the beloved land of the Hellenes and Crimean Tatars, is to find out in advance all about the weather in Crimea for 14 days. The weather informer will give a potential holidaymaker maximum knowledge about the climate, weather, air and water temperature around the Crimean peninsula.
