Anapa is located in the south-west of the Krasnodar Territory, on the Black Sea coast. The distance from it to Moscow is 1,530 km, and to Krasnodar - 170 km. Anapa's climate is mild but dry. The water temperature and weather in Anapa during the most part of the holiday season are comfortable for swimming.
Geographical features of Anapa
Anapa is located on the border of the steppe plains of the Taman Peninsula and the wooded ridges of the Caucasus Mountains. This is a fairly calm resort with moderate development and a large sandy beach. Transport accessibility is quite high: you can easily get to the city on the highway or by train, and calm weather favors air traffic.
The climate in Anapa is favorable. Although it is even hotter in summer than in Sochi resorts, lower air humidity and openness to winds make the heat more pleasant and swimming in the sea comfortable. The water temperature in Anapa is optimal for swimming. Water in the sea warms up quickly, because it is rather shallow. The sandy bottom and shallow depth made this resort popular for families.
Anapka River flows through the city - a typical plain river.
Climate Anapa
Climate has a direct effect on the temperature of sea water. In Anapa, it is weakly continental, soft. Summer is hot, dry, with clear and slightly cloudy weather. Often there are droughts. The temperature of the sea in Anapa during the holiday season ranges from 21 to 25 degrees. The season lasts until October.
Anapa is the sunniest of all resorts in the Krasnodar Territory. In the summer there are almost no cloudy days. They happen in the cold season and transitional seasons, but then there are almost no vacationers on the beaches.
Autumn is warmer than winter. In the first half of this season, the swimming season is open and the weather is usually cloudy and warm. From the second half of October in the mornings and evenings it is already quite cool. More significant cooling events occur due to northerly winds.
In spring, the seawater cooled during the winter has a cooling effect. Therefore, the swimming season begins only at the end of May. In general, the weather in the spring is stable and warm.
Anapa water temperature
The water temperature in Anapa varies by months during the year from + 6.2 degrees in February to + 24.4 degrees in August. However, global warming leads to more intense warming of sea water in the summer in recent years.
At sea, the next annual temperature change is observed.
In January, the water temperature is in the green zone and corresponds to the value of +7 degrees Celsius. The gradual cooling of the sea heated during the last warm season excessively compensates for the gradual increase in the flow of solar radiation. Therefore, in February, the average sea water temperature drops even lower - to +6.2 degrees.
However, in March there are more sunny and relatively warm days, and the sea begins to absorb more than give. As a result, its average temperature rises to +7.5 degrees. In April, the number of sunny days is increasing, and the sun is already quite high above the horizon, the days are becoming quite long. This leads to a further increase in water temperature, which reaches +10.7 degrees. In May, the water temperature goes into the yellow-green zone, rising to 15.3 degrees.
The water temperature in June is in the yellow zone and corresponds to +20.5 degrees. In July and August, the increase in water temperature continues, and it goes into the orange zone. Its values for these months are +23.5 and + 24.4 °, respectively.
In September, the water begins to cool, remaining still in the orange zone. The average temperature is +21.3 degrees. In October, the transition to the green zone begins. The sea cools quickly, heating up the already quite cooled continental air, and the water temperature drops to +17 degrees. In November, the average temperature of the surface layer of the sea is already +12.3 degrees, and in December only + 9 °.
Anapa beaches
The city is bordered by a large sandy beach with an arched shape, with a width of up to 450 m in some places. Depth gain is very slow. At a distance of 25 m from the coast, the depth can be 1 meter. There are no fenced areas. In some places, the bank is covered with boulders and does not enjoy the love of vacationers.
Anapa: reviews
The reviews presented on the Otzovik website over the past 2 years show that not everyone is happy with everything. Most complain about the dirty or just bad sea. Every second person who wrote a review has such complaints. Sometimes deficiencies indicate a significant number of people, heat, fraud and high prices.
An incredible amount of entertainment is most often noted as pluses, less often - the benevolence of residents, good air, sea, climate, beach, nice prices, greenery and amenities.
In general, the majority of people who leave feedback give a good and excellent rating for their holidays in Anapa. But there are a lot of those who rated their holidays at 3, 2, and even 1. 76% of site visitors recommend rest in Anapa.
Conclusion
Thus, Anapa is an ideal seaside resort, best suited for family vacations. Hot, but not too stuffy weather with a breeze and shallow, well warmed up by the sun, sea is the main visiting card of this resort. The water temperature in Anapa is comfortable for swimming throughout the season. At the same time, Anapa did not stay away from global warming, so some vacationers nevertheless complained about the heat and lack of air conditioning, as well as a large number of people on the beach. Many thought the sea was dirty or even contaminated with infections. In general, reviews about Anapa are rather contradictory. All this suggests the need to more closely monitor the ecology of the resort, and banal garbage collection. In conditions of warming, it would be advisable to extend the holiday season, which would reduce the load on the beaches during the peak period.