Karelia in September 2025 – is it worth going? Weather in Sortaval and Petrozavodsk, water temperature in Lake Ladoga, is it possible to swim and how to dress? Prices for tours, excursions and hotels than to do and what to see in Karelia in the beginning of autumn, whether there are mushrooms and what with fishing – in the Eurotraveler review.
Karelia is the northern region of Russia. This circumstance must be constantly kept in the head of those who study the possibility of relaxing in the republic even in the summer. And if you are going to organize a trip in the fall, the assessment of the climatic features of the region should even become in the “head of the angle”.
For every New Year in September Karelia appears Absolutely different.
When: cold and completely unwinding. Constantly stringing to petish with an icy shower and in the morning enveloping an alarming and outlast fog. In a word, clearly not considering himself an amazingly beautiful place, one of those where it is worth a rest in Russia in September (although in fact it is).
In other years, Karelia pleases in early autumn Sunny, warm weather. And as if admiring his own charm in a fixed mirror of forest lakes, who are tenderly beloved by tourists of Ladoga skewers.
It dresses up bright, highlighted by all shades of warm ocher. Not rich in southern, but lyrical, very refined and tender, slightly sad.
And in September, Karelia is often crowded with mushrooms and even berries (lingonberries and cranberries)! So going to take a walk through the forest with the only small basket, you can be very upset that you haven’t taken it more!
Is it possible to guess for sure what you will see September Karelle? We don’t think so. And the study of meteorological statistics of past years gives an unambiguous answer to the question. After all, constancy is not the horse of this region!
Weather in Karelia in September
We describe it on the example of the Southern Sortavala – in the north of the republic, it can obviously be very cold. And in the capital’s Petrozavodsk, which is 250 km east, the climate is different not for the better.
Therefore, on the September trip, for example, on the island of Kizhi on the lake, it is worth taking More warm things. What are we talking about – at this time of the year it is better both in Sortavala and the Valaam archipelago to go not only in a T -shirt.
At Valaam, however, it is better to never go only in a T -shirt …
One way or another, but the first month of autumn in the northwestern region of Russia usually does not shock with any cool meteorological surprises. The air temperature in South Karelia in early September walks in the range of +14-21 ° C. Although at night it can decrease to +8-10 ° C, if not even lower-snowfalls occur in the north of the republic.
Closer to the middle of the month weather passes to the side of evil It becomes noticeably cooler. And in most cases, after sunrise, you can count on a maximum of +10-12 ° C. In other years it happens before +18 ° Cbut this is an exception to the “rules”.
By the end of September in Karelia, the average air temperature falls to the values that will not be called anywhere in Sochi otherwise than winter. In the afternoon-not higher than +6-8 ° C, at night-regular frosts. In view of the exceptions, the climate can present a gift in the form of +10-12 ° C.
Do sunlight often happen? According to statistics, Not very often!
That is, you can count on an average of 7-8 per month. And not impeccably clear, but from the middle to half, partially cloudy.
On the one hand, this is good, because the sunny day of Karelian autumn in most cases brings a specific cooling with it. On the other, it’s bad. Since the gold of local forests can truly hit only on a fine day.
It will wait regularlyand sometimes quite abundantly. According to statistical calculations, it is better to walk around the region for at least 6-7 days in September with an umbrella or in a raincoat.
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How to dress
The insulated windbreaker will be in demand. Yes, and a thick sweater has every chance to ventilate.
Is it worth taking with you Rubber boots? This seems to be a reasonable step, even if you are not going to walk through the forests in search of mushrooms.
Since otherwise a trip to the Karelian waterfalls, not to mention the sabers of the sher, where every second is chosen for a water walk, can end with wet legs.
Water temperature
In Karelia, even in small lakes, in early September, at best reaches +17-18 degrees Celsius. That if the bathing does not exclude completely, he makes it the destiny of very few citizens.
In the same Ladoga Lake and Onega, the water area is usually heated only to +15-16 ° C. And it cools further rapidly.
Is fishing good in September Karelia? Judging by the reviews on profile forums, – Not particularly!
On sunny and cool days, the fish gets down into the pack, pecks poorly, moves away from the shore. But quite willingly captures the bait when it becomes cloudy, warm and rainy on the street.
Prices 2025
It is not worth counting on a frank cheapness today – the popularity of the republic among tourists is growing. And she is regularly “discovering” new travelers. Moreover, families here, to nature, go especially willingly!
Therefore, in fact, in the region you can rent not only a number in a guest house, but also a cottage for a large company. Moreover, in the latter case, this very company is unlikely to go bankrupt (renting a house will cost from 10-12 thousand rubles per day).
Equally, you may well stay in the apartment in Sortaval. And already from there to make an introductory trips in the region.
A little Below the total level of price prices In the capital of Karelia, Petrozavodsk. Where do you usually start traveling to Karelia by car from Moscow and the central regions of Russia.
In particular, it will turn out to stop at a well-groomed hotel for 5-7 thousand rubles for two per day (we recommend Greenfeeel Petrozavodsk with small but very cozy rooms). While guest houses are easier for you to rent a number for 3-3.5 thousand.
Well, yes, in Petrozavodsk you can rent an apartment, that is, apartments. In total, for one day and for quite lifting, even for poor travelers, money is 3-4 thousand rubles.
2-3 days of Karelia with a rich cultural program and accommodation cost from 25 thousand rubles per person. A one-day tour, according to remarkable places (for example) near Petrozavodsk, will cost 3-4 thousand.
What to do
Even if for any reason you do not include in the program of places “obligatory for visiting” the Kizhi Museum-reserve on the Ozheh Lake and the Transfiguration Monastery with the monastery on Valaam, to get to which from St. Petersburg, well, in Karelia there is something to see.
Like the same Ruskeala Parkto get to which you must certainly on a retro -train. For neglecting the possibility of walking on the practically pre -revolutionary composition is absolutely unreasonable.
A lot of interesting things can be seen In the Sortavalwhere these trips start from!
Before Vyutovoara, probably the magical place, the sacred hill of the Sami and Veps, not everyone will be obviously. Although it is one of the most interesting places in Karelia.
Storm the rise to a certain limit, usually dare Only on domestic UAZs and “loaf”. And few are solved to destroy expensive imported equipment in the local ruts.
Despite this circumstance, we recommend that you include this point in our route. After all, the September Vutovar, framed by the beginning, is golden with foliage, is literally a magical sight.
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On a passenger car you can get to the village of Gimol. Then only on foot (35 km) or by car of local residents.
The White Bridge waterfall or Yuccokoski is not one of the most visited. Perhaps because it is about 60 km from Sortavala and as many as 200 – from Petrozavodsk.
But Kivach and Girvas, located, respectively, 85 and 100 km north of the Karelian capital, are popular even outside the high summer season. And in early autumn – especially!
Even on the way to Karelia, by car from Moscow, you can visit the town of Old Ladoga, where the fortress lives and lives, founded as if Rurik himself.
Memorials
We advise you to get to Medvezhyegorsk (165 km). A small town, with the name of which is inextricably linked by one of the most tragic pages of Russian history.
After all, in the vicinity of this “bear angle” is The terrible tract Sandarmokhwhere at the end of the 20th century, thousands of burials without a trial of the raised prisoners of the Stalinist camps were discovered.
Most – you just think – in fact only for a checkmark! So that you can put the required figure in the papers sent up. Even today they are trying to shut up …
Mournful Monument of Russian history There is also a white -shit. 227-kilometer water “thread” connecting the Onega Lake with the White Sea, of which only 37 km are man-made.
Baltbaltlag’s prisoners were almost exclusively used on its construction, many of which remained here forever.
According to official figures published on Wikipedia, 12,300 people died at a construction site for less than 2 years. According to independent estimates, the number of victims may exceed 50 thousand – ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Now Belomorkanal is more a reminder of terrible times, which is used for its intended purpose. The fact is that the profitability of transportation by water here is seriously inferior to railway, not to mention cars.
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