Batumi weather in May

In May, Batumi sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 105 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Batumi's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batumi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Batumi is second largest city of Georgia.

Density
2,881/km²
people per km²
Founded
~750 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Batumi reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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282115
292115
302215
312215

How May really feels in Batumi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Batumi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 16113.45.29.31.4
Feb / 13512.45.810.31.6
Mar12° / 14413.93.311.72.8
Apr16° / 9812.30.413.14.7
May20° / 13°10512.1014.36.0
Jun23° / 17°15214.10156.2
Jul25° / 20°20918.1014.75.5
Aug26° / 20°25020.8013.75.1
Sep24° / 18°24515.4012.36.2
Oct21° / 14°23613.2010.96.1
Nov15° / 18812.10.69.74.5
Dec11° / 16812.63.192.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64654
74753
84753
94852
104951
114852
124951
135050
145149
155248
165248
175347
185347
195347
205347
215347
225248
235248
245248
255149
265050
274951
285050
295050
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Batumi gets around 105 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
2338
2439
2540
2640
2741
2842
2942
3043
3144

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891010
2871210
3851410
4831610
5811810
6782110
7762310
8722620
9702820
10673120
11643330
12613540
13583750
14553960
15534070
16494290
174643100
184444120
194145141
203845161
213545181
223345211
233045231
242845252
252645272
262444303
272243313
282043334
291942355
301741366
311640386

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:178:04
213.86:168:05
313.96:158:06
413.96:138:07
513.96:128:08
614.06:118:09
714.06:108:10
814.16:088:11
914.16:078:13
1014.16:068:14
1114.26:058:15
1214.26:048:16
1314.26:038:17
1414.36:028:18
1514.36:018:19
1614.36:008:20
1714.45:598:21
1814.45:588:22
1914.45:578:23
2014.55:568:24
2114.55:558:25
2214.55:548:26
2314.65:538:27
2414.65:538:28
2514.65:528:29
2614.65:518:30
2714.75:508:30
2814.75:508:31
2914.75:498:32
3014.75:498:33
3114.85:488:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Batumi?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Batumi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Batumi in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Batumi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Batumi in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Batumi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batumi peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Batumi in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Batumi is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Nov 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Batumi?

Batumi sits at 41.6°N, 41.6°E, 8 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Kobuleti, 25 km away.

HopaArhaviArtvinPotiArdeşenSamtrediaÇayeli

Topography around Batumi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Batumi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batumi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,370 m.

The land around Batumi is covered by water (39%), artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
1,467 m
80 km
3,370 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kobuleti 25 km · Hopa 33 km · Arhavi 42 km · Artvin 53 km · Poti 56 km · Ardeşen 74 km · Samtredia 82 km · Çayeli 98 km

Georgia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,692
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
12.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 541
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christian 83%Muslim 11%Armenian Apostolic Christian 3%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Batumi (41.6408°, 41.6306°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).