The water temperature in the Black Sea remains comfortable for swimming.
On September 19, the warmest water off the coast of Tuapse is +24.4 °C, in Sochi the temperature of the Black Sea is +24 °C, in Gelendzhik - + 23.6 °C, in Novorossiysk and Anapa - +23 °C, the Krasnodar Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring reports.
The swimming season on the Sea of Azov is already closed, the warmest sea near Temryuk is +20 °C, and near Yeysk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk the water has cooled to +18 °C.
On Sunday, the air in the region warmed up to a record +40 °C, then the rain started cooling the air.