Lake Teletskoye

Russia

Known as the pearl of the Altai Mountains, this deep wilderness lake is surrounded by taiga and crashing waterfalls.

Warmest month is July at 23°C on average. Coolest is January at -4°C.

Six lead datapoints

  • $1.50 (~$1.50)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • $2.00 (~$2.00)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    8h from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 2,171 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against all but essential travel.
    Advises against all but essential travel to Russia; against all travel to regions bordering Ukraine and the North Caucasus. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January-4°±5°·
February-2°±6°·
March4°±6°·
April11°±8°·
May17°±9°·
June22°±7°·
July23°±5°·
August22°±5°·
September16°±7°·
October8°±7°·
November0°±7°·
December-4°±6°·

What to do

  • Take a boat tour to Korbu Waterfall
  • Hike the surrounding Altai Nature Reserve
  • Fish for grayling and trout
  • Camp along the unpopulated eastern shore

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.