Gori weather in December

In December, Gori sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gori's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:31 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gori is city in Georgia.

Density
2,489/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gori reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
25-2
35-2
45-3
55-3
65-3
75-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-4
134-4
144-4
154-4
164-4
174-4
183-4
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
303-5
313-5

How December really feels in Gori

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Gori weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°499.59.29.30.0
Feb / -5°479.38.610.30.0
Mar / -1°8812.66.911.71.0
Apr13° / 12714.82.413.13.2
May18° / 14114.80.114.35.1
Jun22° / 13°10411.20156.6
Jul25° / 15°779.7014.77.3
Aug26° / 15°698.9013.77.3
Sep21° / 11°708.7012.36.9
Oct16° / 89100.310.95.0
Nov / 629.13.69.61.8
Dec / -4°569.96.690.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33961
43961
53961
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
214060
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gori gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123120
133120
143221
153221
163222
173323
183323
193323
203324
213324
223324
233324
243324
253324
263324
273224
283224
293224
303224
313124

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:185:28
29.18:195:28
39.18:205:28
49.18:215:28
59.18:225:28
69.18:235:27
79.18:245:27
89.08:255:27
99.08:265:27
109.08:275:27
119.08:275:28
129.08:285:28
139.08:295:28
149.08:305:28
159.08:305:28
169.08:315:28
179.08:325:29
188.98:325:29
198.98:335:29
208.98:335:30
218.98:345:30
228.98:345:31
238.98:355:31
248.98:355:32
258.98:365:32
268.98:365:33
279.08:365:33
289.08:375:34
299.08:375:35
309.08:375:35
319.08:375:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gori?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gori.

What to pack for Gori in December

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

In December, Gori sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Gori in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gori peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 22UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gori?

Gori sits at 42.0°N, 44.1°E, 602 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Ts’khinvali, 29 km away.

KhashuriTbilisiMarneuliRustaviKazbegiZestaponiAkhaltsikhe

Topography around Gori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gori has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m around an average of 649 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,445 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,641 m.

The land around Gori is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (31%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
548 m
16 km
1,445 m
80 km
3,641 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Ts’khinvali 29 km · Khashuri 42 km · Tbilisi 68 km · Marneuli 79 km · Rustavi 86 km · Kazbegi 86 km · Zestaponi 90 km · Akhaltsikhe 101 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 Gori (41.9853°, 44.1129°, elevation 602 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).