The city of Kalos Limen (Καλός Λιμήν – Lovely Harbor) was founded on this site by Chersonesus in the second half of the 4th century BC.

Scythian control ended permanently thereafter, possibly owing to Roman intervention.

In Russian, the settlement was originally known as Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), from the Crimean Tatar "Aqmeçit", which literally means a white mosque.

[5] Chornomorske is a peninsula offshore drilling center and base port, and where the company Chornomornaftogaz derives its name.

Chornomorske has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with very warm summers and cold, though not severe, winters.