In Crimea, over the past 30 years, the average temperature has increased by more than one degree

Over the past 30 years, the average air temperature on the Crimean Peninsula has increased by an average of more than one degree. This was stated by Associate Professor of the Faculty of Geography, Geoecology and Tourism of the Crimean Federal University (KFU) named after. V.I. Vernadsky Igor Vakhrushev in a conversation with TASS.

The expert noted that the change is very serious: due to rising temperatures, the entire thermal regime of the seasons is shifting. “If earlier, in the middle of the 20th century, September was often climatically the beginning of autumn, then in recent years in September the weather background of summer still remains,” explained Vakhrushev.

He added that several temperature records were recorded in the summer of 2025, and abnormal heat was also observed in November. According to forecasts, this year's autumn will also be warmer than normal. As a result of this shift, summer and the velvet season in Crimea have lengthened, and the sea has also become warmer. At the same time, it became hotter, and the fire danger and load on the peninsula’s water resources increased. Short intense lines with a general lack of precipitation in some months have become more frequent.