Where is the sea warmest in the Black Sea in March?
In March the warmest sea in the Black Sea is at Batumi, Georgia, at 10.6°C. Nowhere in the region is comfortable for swimming this month — not one of the 47 cities measured reaches 19.0°C.
| # | City | Country | Sea | Swimming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batumi | Georgia | 10.6°C | Dangerous |
| 2 | Poti | Georgia | 10.6°C | Dangerous |
| 3 | Kobuleti | Georgia | 10.6°C | Dangerous |
| 4 | Ochamchire | Georgia | 10.5°C | Dangerous |
| 5 | Sokhumi | Georgia | 10.5°C | Dangerous |
| 6 | Gudauta | Georgia | 10.5°C | Dangerous |
| 7 | Gagra | Georgia | 10.4°C | Dangerous |
| 8 | Sochi | Russia | 10.4°C | Dangerous |
| 9 | Rize | Turkey | 10.4°C | Dangerous |
| 10 | Tuapse | Russia | 10.3°C | Dangerous |
| 11 | Tekirdağ | Turkey | 10.2°C | Dangerous |
| 12 | Yalova | Turkey | 10.1°C | Dangerous |
| 13 | Anapa | Russia | 10.1°C | Dangerous |
| 14 | Istanbul | Turkey | 9.9°C | Dangerous |
| 15 | Trabzon | Turkey | 9.9°C | Dangerous |
| 16 | Gelendzhik | Russia | 9.9°C | Dangerous |
| 17 | Giresun | Turkey | 9.7°C | Dangerous |
| 18 | Ordu | Turkey | 9.6°C | Dangerous |
| 19 | Samsun | Turkey | 9.6°C | Dangerous |
| 20 | Masandra | Ukraine | 9.5°C | Dangerous |
| 21 | Feodosiya | Ukraine | 9.3°C | Dangerous |
| 22 | Sinop | Turkey | 9.3°C | Dangerous |
| 23 | Sevastopol | Ukraine | 9.1°C | Dangerous |
| 24 | Zonguldak | Turkey | 9.0°C | Dangerous |
| 25 | Yevpatoriya | Ukraine | 8.7°C | Dangerous |
Ranked on the NOAA OISST monthly climatology — a long-run average for March, not a forecast. A given March will run warmer or cooler than this, and the sea is warmest late in the afternoon and late in the season.