What wetsuit do you need in Russia?
The one suit that covers most of the swimming season, for 31 coastal cities in Russia.
| City | Coldest | Warmest | One suit for the season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladivostok | -0.9°C Feb | 23.0°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Makhachkala | 3.9°C Feb | 25.6°C Aug | nothing |
| Sochi | 10.4°C Mar | 26.9°C Aug | nothing |
| Taganrog | 1.4°C Jan | 25.8°C Jul | nothing |
| Severodvinsk | -1.1°C Feb | 16.8°C Jul | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 0.6°C Mar | 14.2°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Nakhodka | 0.2°C Feb | 21.7°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Derbent | 6.5°C Feb | 26.1°C Aug | nothing |
| Magadan | -1.6°C Feb | 13.9°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Yeysk | 1.7°C Feb | 25.8°C Jul | nothing |
| Azov | 1.7°C Jan | 25.8°C Jul | nothing |
| Vyborg | -0.1°C Feb | 19.6°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Tuapse | 10.3°C Mar | 26.9°C Aug | nothing |
| Anapa | 10.1°C Mar | 25.9°C Aug | nothing |
| Gelendzhik | 9.9°C Mar | 26.1°C Aug | nothing |
| Kronstadt | 0.2°C Feb | 20.6°C Jul | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Sestroretsk | 0.2°C Feb | 20.6°C Jul | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Korsakov | -1.1°C Feb | 17.8°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Primorsko-Akhtarsk | 2.0°C Feb | 25.9°C Jul | nothing |
| Fokino | 0.1°C Feb | 21.9°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Vilyuchinsk | 0.6°C Mar | 14.2°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Zelenogradsk | 3.6°C Feb | 19.9°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Anadyr | -1.5°C Feb | 11.7°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Zelenogorsk | 0.2°C Feb | 20.5°C Jul | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Gadzhiyevo | 1.8°C Apr | 11.8°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Belomorsk | -1.2°C Feb | 14.3°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Svetlogorsk | 3.6°C Feb | 19.9°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Yuzhno-Kurilsk | -0.3°C Mar | 18.4°C Sep | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Primorsk | 0.0°C Feb | 19.5°C Aug | nothing, or a rash vest |
| Ostrovnoy | 0.4°C Mar | 10.0°C Sep | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
| Provideniya | -1.7°C Mar | 8.1°C Aug | 5/4 mm, and not alone |
Thicknesses above are for swimming. Surfing the same water wants a step more — most of a session is spent sitting still in the wind rather than moving and immersed. Each city page gives both, along with when you need boots, gloves and a hood.
Sea temperature and swimming season in Russia →
Boots below 14°C, gloves below 12°C, a hood below 10°C. Where the numbers come from