Where is the sea warmest in the Black Sea in May?
In May the warmest sea in the Black Sea is at Azov, Russia, at 17.9°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 | Azov | Russia | 17.9°C | Bracing |
| 2 | Taganrog | Russia | 17.8°C | Bracing |
| 3 | Yany Kapu | Ukraine | 17.4°C | Bracing |
| 4 | Yeysk | Russia | 17.3°C | Bracing |
| 5 | Primorsko-Akhtarsk | Russia | 17.3°C | Bracing |
| 6 | Tekirdağ | Turkey | 17.1°C | Bracing |
| 7 | Sokhumi | Georgia | 17.0°C | Bracing |
| 8 | Ochamchire | Georgia | 17.0°C | Bracing |
| 9 | Mariupol | Ukraine | 17.0°C | Bracing |
| 10 | Gudauta | Georgia | 17.0°C | Bracing |
| 11 | Kalanchak | Ukraine | 16.8°C | Bracing |
| 12 | Batumi | Georgia | 16.7°C | Bracing |
| 13 | Poti | Georgia | 16.7°C | Bracing |
| 14 | Sochi | Russia | 16.7°C | Bracing |
| 15 | Kobuleti | Georgia | 16.7°C | Bracing |
| 16 | Gagra | Georgia | 16.7°C | Bracing |
| 17 | Rize | Turkey | 16.5°C | Bracing |
| 18 | Tuapse | Russia | 16.4°C | Bracing |
| 19 | Yalova | Turkey | 16.2°C | Bracing |
| 20 | Yedy-Kuyu | Ukraine | 16.1°C | Bracing |
| 21 | Istanbul | Turkey | 16.0°C | Bracing |
| 22 | Kerch | Ukraine | 16.0°C | Bracing |
| 23 | Gelendzhik | Russia | 15.7°C | Cold |
| 24 | Trabzon | Turkey | 15.7°C | Cold |
| 25 | Sozopol | Bulgaria | 15.6°C | Cold |
Ranked on the NOAA OISST monthly climatology — a long-run average for May, not a forecast. A given May will run warmer or cooler than this, and the sea is warmest late in the afternoon and late in the season.