Coldest sea in Russia

472 coastal locations in Russia ranked by year-round average sea temperature, coldest first. The regional average is 8.3°C. The top of the list is where the water stays cold all year. The contrast list at the bottom shows the warmest coasts for context.

Coldest location

Bukhta Teplits

Year-round average -1.4°C in Russia

Regional average

8.3°C

across all 472 Russia coastal locations

Coldest month

February

1.3°C region-wide average

Russia monthly average 1.3°C to 17.8°C

Warmest month August 17.8°C
Coldest month February 1.3°C
Annual mean 8.3°C
Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Month by month across Russia

Sea temperatures in Russia swing from 1.3°C in February to 17.8°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 17°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Russia sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Russia location we track. Cool blues cluster around the high-latitude coasts.

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Top 50 coldest locations in Russia

Coastal locations across Russia sorted by year-round average, coldest first. Honest cold-water swimming country. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean	Latest
1	Bukhta Teplits Arkhangelskaya	Russia	-1.4°C	-1.7°C
2	Franz Josef Land	Russia	-1.4°C	-1.7°C
3	Pioneer	Russia	-1.3°C	-1.5°C
4	Domashni Island Murmansk	Russia	-1.2°C	-1.3°C
5	Mys Flora Arkhangelsk Oblast	Russia	-0.9°C	-1.5°C
6	Hansen Island Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.9°C	-1.5°C
7	Cape Chelyuskin Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.8°C	-1.6°C
8	Vrangel	Russia	-0.8°C	-1.6°C
9	Komsomolskoy Pravda Island Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.6°C	-1.7°C
10	Rade de Zarya Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-0.4°C	-1.3°C
11	Kotyelny Island Bulunsky District	Russia	-0.4°C	-1.1°C
12	Ayon Island Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	-0.2°C	-1.4°C
13	Pevek	Russia	0.1°C	-1.1°C
14	Cape Serdtse Kamen Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	0.5°C	-1.6°C
15	Mys Zhelaniya Arkhangelsk	Russia	0.5°C	-1.7°C
16	Norilsk	Russia	0.6°C	-0.8°C
17	Mys Uelen Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.0°C	-1.5°C
18	Zaliv Russkaya Gavan Arkhangelsk	Russia	1.1°C	-1.4°C
19	Guba Kamyenka Murmansk	Russia	1.1°C	-1.8°C
20	Mys Sopochnaya Karga Mys Sopochnaya Karga	Russia	1.2°C	-0.8°C
21	Ostrov Nasonovskiy Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	1.2°C	-0.8°C
22	Mys Ragozina Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.2°C	-1.1°C
23	Foki Bight Perm Krai	Russia	1.3°C	-1.8°C
24	Salekhard	Russia	1.3°C	-1.3°C
25	Dikson Island	Russia	1.4°C	-0.4°C

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26	Tazovskiy	Russia	1.4°C	0.1°C
27	Yenisei (near Krasnoyarsk)	Russia	1.4°C	0.1°C
28	Tiksi	Russia	1.4°C	-0.4°C
29	Tom (near Novokuznetsk)	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
30	Tomsk	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
31	Inya River (near Toguchin)	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
32	Lake Teletskoye	Russia	1.5°C	-0.1°C
33	Kemerovo	Russia	1.6°C	-0.1°C
34	Mys Seryebryany Arkhangelsk	Russia	1.7°C	-1.1°C
35	Mys Marre-Salya Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.8°C	-1.4°C
36	Ostrov Sokoliy Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	1.8°C	-1.6°C
37	Barnaul	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
38	Berd River (near Berdsk)	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
39	Biysk	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
40	Kamen-na-Obi	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
41	Lake Chany	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
42	Ob River (near Nizhnevartovsk)	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
43	Ob River (near Novosibirsk)	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
44	Ob Sea	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
45	Surgut	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
46	Yarovoe	Russia	1.9°C	-0.2°C
47	Mys Kamennyy	Russia	2.0°C	-0.1°C
48	Providenya-B Chukotskiy	Russia	2.0°C	-0.8°C
49	Sovetskiy	Russia	2.0°C	-1.6°C
50	Irtysh (near Khanty-Mansiysk)	Russia	2.0°C	-0.1°C

Warmest 10 in Russia for contrast

Same data flipped. Useful if you want to know which Russia coasts stay warmest year-round before you commit to a cold-water swim trip.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Ilyich	Russia	18.0°C
2	Mayskiy	Russia	17.9°C
3	Khosta	Russia	17.8°C
4	Armavir	Russia	17.8°C
5	Detlyazhka	Russia	17.8°C
6	Yakornaya Shchel	Russia	17.8°C
7	Adler	Russia	17.8°C
8	Dagomys	Russia	17.8°C
9	Kudepsta	Russia	17.8°C
10	Loo	Russia	17.8°C