Onega Lake

Onega Lake Water Temperature

Current water temperature in the Onega Lake

At the moment on the beaches in the Onega Lake the water temperature is very low and not suitable for swimming.

Onega Lake: countries

We track and show sea surface temperature in the following countries and regions related to this sea:

The most popular resorts in the Onega Lake over the past week

Onega Lake: water temperature data

Bathing comfort is also affected by air temperature, wind or precipitation. All this data you can see on the page of each location. To do this, you can use the search or view all locations in a region, country, state or coastline of a particular part of Earth.

The warmest water in the Onega Lake was recorded today in Medvezhyegorsk. The water temperature in this location is 2.3°C. And the coldest in Onezhskoe Lake, its value 0.7°C.

The water temperature in the Onega Lake has risen over the past week, but has dropped compared to 30 days ago. The general trend can be seen on the graph. It shows the change in the average water temperature, calculated at all points in the Onega Lake over the past two months.

Indicators of changes in water temperature values throughout the year are important. For the two most popular swimming location in the Onega Lake, the annual schedules look like this:

Onezhskoe Lake, Russia

Petrozavodsk, Russia

Onega Lake: general information

Lake Onega is a lake in the north-west of the European part of the Russian Federation, the second largest freshwater body of water in Europe after Lake Ladoga. Located on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad and Vologda regions. Belongs to the Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea basin. About 50 non-navigable rivers flow into Lake Onega, only one river flows out - the Svir. In addition to the navigable Svir, which flows out of the lake in the south-western part of the lake near the village of Voznesenie, the lake communicates with the White Sea through the White Sea-Baltic Canal, exit in the northern part near the village of Povenets. There is also a shipping connection with the Volga through the Volga-Baltic Canal, which goes to Onego in the south, 15 kilometers north of Vytegra. The average annual temperature in the area of ​​Lake Onega is 2.5 degrees Celsius. The average temperature in January is -12 degrees, in July +16. The absolute minimum was recorded in January 1940 -49 degrees Celsius, and the maximum in 1972 was +36 degrees. In spring and summer, the lowest temperatures are recorded over the central part of Lake Onega, but in the fall, on the contrary, there are the highest air temperatures. The climate can be characterized as transitional, from continental to sea.

Below is information about the current water temperature, the current trend of its change, information about the weather in selected locations in the Onega Lake.

City	Water		Air
Onezhskoe Lake	0.7°C		-4.6°C
Petrozavodsk	1.0°C		-6.3°C
Medvezhyegorsk	2.3°C		-9.0°C
Kondopoga	1.4°C		-5.4°C

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