Krasnaya Polyana, Red Glade (Sochi)

Krasnaya Polyana is a unique and pollution-free area in the Western Caucasus. It has snuggled in the Main Caucasus Ridge at a height of 800 m (2,624.67 ft) above sea level. The combination of mountains, glaciers, rivers and lakes coming down to the Black Sea with its mild climate prettifies the area and makes vacations in Krasnaya Polyana unforgettable. The evergreen forests, high altitude rivers and lakes rich in rainbow trout, waterfalls and narzan mineral springs make the place especially beautiful. Here is the unique mild, relatively warm, mountain and marine climate.

The maximum august temperature is 38 C (100.4 F). The minimum January temperature is -22 C (-7.6 F). The average annual temperature is 10 C (50 F). The monthly mean temperature in winter is 1 C (33.8 F). The winter temperature varies from -5 C (23 F) to -20 C (-4 F) at night and from -5 C (23 F) to 5 C (41 F) day time. Snow cover is from 50 cm (19.69 in) to 1.5 m (4.92 ft) in depth since the end of December to the mid March. The "wettest" area in Europe is around the neighbourhood of the village. The average annual precipitation is 1,800 mm per sq. m (70.86 in per sq. ft). Some years a height of snow cover reaches up to 7 metres (22.97 feet).

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