Ai-Petri
A panorama of the winter on Ai-Petri
Highest point
Elevation1,234 m (4,049 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Ukraine
Coordinates44°27′04″N 34°3′10″E / 44.45111°N 34.05278°E / 44.45111; 34.05278
Geography
Ai-Petri is located in Crimea
Ai-Petri
Ai-Petri
CountryTerritory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[2]
Parent rangeCrimean Mountains

Ai-Petri (Crimean Tatar: Ay Petri, Ukrainian: Ай-Петрі, romanized: Ay-Petri) is a peak in the Crimean Mountains. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of Crimea. The name is of Greek origin, and translates as "St. Peter" (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος, romanized: Ágios Pétros).

Overview

Ai-Petri is one of the windiest places in Crimea. The wind blows for 125 days a year, reaching a speed of 50 m/s (110 mph).[3]

The peak is located above the city of Alupka and the town of Koreiz.

There is a cable car that takes passengers from a station near Alupka to the main area in Ai-Petri.

The Ai-Petri massif makes up one side of the Grand Canyon of Crimea, with the other side being the Boyka massif [uk].

Climate

Climate data for Ai-Petri (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		8.2
(46.8) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		10.6
(51.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		1.3
(34.3) 		9.3
(48.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.6
(49.3) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		11.2
(52.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		5.9
(42.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		1.4
(34.5) 		6.2
(43.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		2.7
(36.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 124.4
(4.90) 		117.9
(4.64) 		85.0
(3.35) 		56.6
(2.23) 		57.3
(2.26) 		70.7
(2.78) 		49.1
(1.93) 		57.4
(2.26) 		68.9
(2.71) 		83.9
(3.30) 		109.5
(4.31) 		137.9
(5.43) 		1,018.6
(40.10)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.6 11.7 11.0 8.0 7.6 7.2 5.5 5.8 6.5 7.9 10.2 13.3 108.3
Average relative humidity (%) 81.7 79.4 75.8 68.8 66.5 68.8 66.1 66.2 70.6 71.7 74.1 81.4 72.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80.2 99.3 148.4 194.6 261.8 279.3 315.0 281.3 220.2 172.0 117.4 75.5 2,245
Source: World Meteorological Organization[4]

Images

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aj-Petri.
  1. ^ "Topographic map of Ai-Petri". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. ^ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
  3. ^ "Ai-Petri Mountain" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2010-04-08.
  4. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.


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