Ai-Petri

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Ai-Petri
AjPetri02.jpg
Cablecar ascending Ai-Petri
Highest point
Elevation1,234.2 m (4,049 ft)
Coordinates44°27′4″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
CountryUkraine (de jure)
Russia ()
Parent rangeCrimean Mountains

Ai-Petri (Crimean Tatar: Ay Petri, Ukrainian: Ай-Петрі, Russian: Ай-Петри); (translated from Greek. Saint Peter) is a peak in the Crimean Mountains. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of Crimea. The name has Greek origin, and is translated as St. Peter (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος).

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).[1]

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.

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Ai-Petri (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[2]

Images[]

  • A panoramic view from Ai-Petri.

  • View of Ai-Petri from Vorontsov's Palace in Alupka.

  • View on Ai-Petri

  • View of Ai-Petri from Vorontsov's Palace in Alupka.

  • Ai-Petri in the 1850s, by Carlo Bossoli

References[]

  1. ^ Ai-Petri Mountain Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. ^ "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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