Gori weather in January

In January, Gori sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gori's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:35 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.18 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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gori reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-5
23-5
33-5
43-5
53-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-5
142-5
152-6
162-6
172-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
272-6
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-6

How January really feels in Gori

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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
15 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Gori weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
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184159
193961
203961
213961
223763
233763
243862
253862
263664
273763
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gori gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in January. 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13125
23125
33025
43025
52925
62926
72926
82826
92827
102827
112827
122827
132828
142828
152928
162928
172929
182929
193029
203130
213131
223232
233332
243433
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263534
273534
283535
293535
303534
313534

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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 January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
19calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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2010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:37 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:375:36
29.08:375:37
39.08:375:38
49.08:375:39
59.08:375:40
69.18:375:41
79.18:375:42
89.18:375:42
99.18:375:43
109.18:375:44
119.18:375:45
129.28:365:46
139.28:365:47
149.28:365:49
159.28:355:50
169.38:355:51
179.38:355:52
189.38:345:53
199.38:345:54
209.48:335:55
219.48:335:56
229.48:325:57
239.58:315:59
249.58:316:00
259.58:306:01
269.58:296:02
279.68:296:04
289.68:286:05
299.68:276:06
309.78:266:07
319.78:256:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.18 kWh/m².

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 — January's 2.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gori?

Our two travel scores rate January 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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gori.

What to pack for Gori in January

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

In January, Gori sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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
January 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).