Despite the fact that September is the month of autumn, summer continues in Crimea at this time. The sea remains warm enough for swimming, the gradually receding heat makes long walks pleasant, and the flow of tourists decreases. All this makes the beginning of autumn a comfortable period for relaxing on the peninsula.
Those who have planned a trip to Crimea in September will find useful information about the weather, the cost of tours, hotels and excursions. Our list of destinations suitable for a September holiday will help you choose the right resort (including for families with children).
Weather in Crimea in September
In early autumn, the Crimean weather continues to pamper vacationers with warmth. During the day, the air warms up to 24-26 ° С, cooling down at night to 10-15. The sea temperature in Crimea in September allows you to enjoy swimming: in the first two weeks it reaches 22-24 degrees. From the second half of the month, the water begins to cool, gradually approaching 17-18 ° C.
Features of the weather in the regions
The weather conditions on the peninsula at the beginning of autumn are conducive to walking and relaxing on the beach, but different resorts have their own climatic characteristics.
If we talk about where it is warmer in Crimea in September, then the South Coast should be mentioned: there are most sunny days here, and temperature indicators often reach 30-degree marks. However, the sea on the South Coast begins to cool faster than in the area of the western and eastern coasts.
The weather in Crimea at the beginning of September in Evpatoria, Saki and other resorts in the western direction resembles the August weather with its 23-24-degree heat and sea water warmed up to 23 ° C. Only by the end of the month does the thermometer drop to 19-20 ° C. This is partly due to the winds appearing at this time, the speed of which reaches from 5 to 12 m / s.
In the first month of autumn, the east coast spoils with high temperatures: in the first two weeks, the thermometer rises to 29 degrees. Due to the gentle coastline, the sea in the area of Novy Svet, Sudak, Feodosiya and Koktebel remains warmed up to 23 ° C for a long time, cooling down to 18 only at the end of September.
Precipitation
The beginning of autumn is considered a dry and sunny period. Only the third September decade is accompanied by cloudiness. From this time on, the coolness begins to be felt, and the weather can present unpleasant surprises in the form of wind and precipitation.
On average, it rains 2-4 times per month, while in most cases they are short-lived and do not spoil the rest. The wettest direction is Yalta and nearby villages (Foros, Simeiz, Mishor, Massandra, Livadia, Gaspra, Koreiz and Alupka), where 3-4 days out of 30 are rainy. It is dry in the west and east, and only 1-2 times precipitation can fall.
Important
Despite the subsiding heat, during the September holidays, the use of sunblock and a headdress remains relevant.
Prices for tours to Crimea in September 2021
To correctly calculate the budget for a September trip, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the prices for vouchers in 2021. Below is the cost of tours for 10 nights, including a flight from Moscow to Sevastopol (and vice versa), as well as accommodation for one person with breakfast in the best hotels of the peninsula.
All the complexes presented in the table are located on the first coastline and were highly rated by guests on the Travelata.ru website (4.5 points out of 5 and higher).
| The name of the hotel | Beach location / coverage | Infrastructure | Cost, thousand rubles |
| Aquamarine Resort and Spa | Sevastopol / sand | 4 restaurants and 3 bars; 4 swimming pools and jacuzzi (heated); 12 water slides (open in summer); spa and wellness center; playground, games room, animation program, cinema; dolphinarium and dinopark. | 148 |
| Riviera Sunrise Resort & SPA | Alushta / pebble | 3 restaurants and the same number of bars; 3 swimming pools (there is a children's section); animation, playground; spa salon, sauna, hammam. | 176 |
| Palmira Palace | Yalta / pebbles | 3 restaurants (one on the roof) and 2 bars; 4 swimming pools (including 1 for children); entertainment programs; climbing wall, rope town. | 255 |
| Ribera Resort & Spa | Evpatoria / sand | 1 restaurant; 3 bars (one on the 5th floor with panoramic sea views); 2 swimming pools; games area, cinema, entertainment events. | 142 |
| Scarlet Sails | Feodosia / sand + pebbles | 2 restaurants (one with a view on the roof) and the same number of bars; 2 swimming pools (both have children's sections); playground, mini-club. | 78 |
| Sandy bay | Sevastopol / pebble + concrete | sanatorium for the treatment of neurological diseases, disorders of the musculoskeletal system; specialists in the field of nutrition and dermatology work; 1 restaurant; 2 swimming pools; hammam, sauna; play area, mini-zoo, animation program. | 125 |
Where to go to rest in Crimea in September
The answer to the question, where is the best place to relax in Crimea in September, depends on the purpose of the trip. If you plan to devote your vacation to swimming, you should go to the shores of Feodosia and Kerch, where the sea remains the warmest.
A visit to the Genoese fortress, various temples, museums (for example, Alexander Grin or I.K. Aivazovsky) will allow you to diversify your stay on the east coast. Fans of long walks can visit the Karadag reserve, which is an hour's drive from Feodosia, or the Taigan safari park, where lions, giraffes and other wild animals live in natural conditions.
For your information
Every year in Feodosia at the beginning of autumn, the traditional festival "Air Brotherhood" is held, during which you can watch how athletes compete and perform local folklore groups, as well as fly in a hot air balloon.
For those who prefer to be in the thick of things, we advise you to go to the South Coast. Holidays in Crimea in September in Yalta (the main resort on the southern coast) are becoming more comfortable due to the diminishing number of tourists. The beaches no longer look crowded, there are no queues in public places, and entertainment centers, discos, museums and water parks work as before.
Near Yalta there are many natural, historical and architectural sights, thanks to which vacationers always have something to do: for example, climb Mount Ai-Petri, visit famous palaces, parks and more.
For those planning a health-improving vacation in Crimea in September, we recommend a trip to the western coast, where a large number of sanatoriums are concentrated. In Evpatoria, you can stay in hotels that offer not only medical procedures, but also an animation program, as well as an “all inclusive” concept. People with musculoskeletal problems will benefit from a trip to the Saki spa resort, famous for its mud springs and excellent infrastructure for wheelchair users.
Holidays with children - where is better
When deciding where to go to Crimea in September with children, we advise you to consider two directions - Evpatoria and the Yalta environs.
The main resort on the west coast is characterized by wide sandy beaches with gentle slopes into the water, which makes swimming safe and comfortable. The second advantage of Evpatoria is the variety of hotels with a developed children's infrastructure and an extended animation program. A visit to the nearby dolphinarium, the Lost World dinosaur park, as well as the Banana Republic and Near the Lukomorya water parks will diversify the leisure of young travelers.
Villages near Yalta (Miskhor, Gurzuf, Koreiz, Simeiz, Gaspra, Livadia, Massandra) are suitable for families with children, because:
- this place, where it is warmer in Crimea at the beginning of autumn (as mentioned earlier, the air can warm up to 30 ° C);
- in the Yalta suburbs it is not as noisy as in the city itself, and the beaches are freer;
- each village has a park area for walking with children;
- proximity to the main resort of the South Coast allows you to diversify children's leisure (in 10-20 minutes you can reach the Atlantis water park, the Glade of Fairy Tales museum, the zoo and other entertainment places).
If we talk about such settlements as Shchelkino, Mysovoe, Semenovka, which are popular with families with small children, these resorts begin to empty with the arrival of autumn. Despite the fact that the water temperature in Crimea in September allows the swimming season to continue, many cafes and shops in the villages are closed, which makes the trip less comfortable.
For your information
When resting with children in the first month of autumn, you can pamper them with fruits such as quince, grapes, figs, pears, apples, watermelons, melons; if you stay on the peninsula until early October, there is a chance to taste fresh persimmons.
Excursions in Crimea in September - where to go and what to see
Many travelers choose the beginning of autumn to get acquainted with the Crimean sights. The weather in late September may already be cool for swimming, but it is ideal for walking.
The peninsula is rich in historical, architectural and natural sites. Below are the most famous and popular with tourists.
- Palaces and castles.
Connoisseurs of architecture are advised to visit the palaces preserved on the peninsula: Khansky in Bakhchisarai, Vorontsovsky in Alupka, Livadia and Massandrovsky in the vicinity of Yalta. On the southern coast, there is also the visiting card of Crimea - the castle on the Swallow's Nest rock.
- Natural attractions.
Among natural resources, special attention should be paid to:
- Mount Ai-Petri, which can be climbed along special paths or by cable car "Miskhor";
- Karadag reserve (mountain range);
- The Grand Canyon is 3.5 km long (a walk along the trail laid along the bottom takes more than 2 hours);
- caves: Marble, Kizil-Koba and Mamontovaya;
- picturesque Crimean waterfalls: the most powerful Dzhur-dzhur and the highest Uchan-Su.
- Ruins of ancient cities and fortresses.
On the Crimean territory, buildings have been preserved, the inspection of which allows you to imagine what life was like on the peninsula many centuries ago. These include the reserve "Chersonesus Tauric", located near Sevastopol, the surviving Genoese fortresses in Sudak, Chembalo, Balaklava, as well as the cave cities of Chufut-Kale and Eski-Kermen.
- Gardens and parks.
Vacationers on the southern coast are recommended to visit one of the oldest botanical gardens - Nikitsky. Its territory is decorated with ponds, the Green Labyrinth, sculptures, and also equipped with viewing platforms.
Connoisseurs of landscape art will also be interested in the Foros Park in the village of the same name and Paradise in Partenit.
The best hotels in Crimea near the sea
Is it worth going in September and tips
Many tourists wonder whether it is worth going to Crimea in September. The answer to it depends on what kind of vacation is planned: beach or sightseeing. If the latter, then you can safely purchase a ticket for any decade of the month.
As for swimming, the reviews of vacationers are mixed. So, FineLady on the website Eva.ru 08.02.2010 mentions a vacation in the first weeks of September in Yalta, where the sea was very warm. On the same resource Mashata talks about his son's annual successful trips to the sea at the beginning of autumn, the exception of which was the cool 2009 (review dated 02/07/2010).
Lina on the website Women.ru, sharing his impressions of the autumn trip to Alushta, recalls the sharp drop in temperature in mid-September and the resumption of the swimming season in October (24.08.2009). Thus, it is impossible to say unequivocally what kind of weather in Crimea awaits tourists in September, and whether it will allow them to enjoy a beach holiday.
In their reviews about the autumn trip to Crimea, tourists advise:
- take light and warm clothes in case of sudden warming or cold snap;
- go to the beach in the afternoon (after 18-00 the sea cools down quickly);
- choose large resorts (catering establishments and shops begin to close in small villages).
September is considered a velvet season with the most comfortable temperature conditions and rare precipitation that does not affect the quality of rest. However, sometimes the first month of autumn brings unpleasant surprises in the form of a sudden cold snap, which negates the stay on the beach.
