Gori in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Gori sees average daytime highs around 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 152 mm of precipitation over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Gori's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gori's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 3°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -5°C
- Precipitation
- 152 mm
- 29 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Gori in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C.
A typical winter day in Gori reaches about 3°C and drops to -5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Gori
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Gori weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2° / -5° | 49 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 3° / -5° | 47 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 7° / -1° | 88 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 13° / 4° | 127 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 13.1 | 3.2 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 141 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 22° / 13° | 104 | 11.2 | 0 | 15 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 25° / 15° | 77 | 9.7 | 0 | 14.7 | 7.3 |
| Aug | 26° / 15° | 69 | 8.9 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 21° / 11° | 70 | 8.7 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 16° / 6° | 89 | 10 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 5.0 |
| Nov | 9° / 0° | 62 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 4° / -4° | 56 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Gori gets around 152 mm of rain and snow over 29 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Gori?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gori.
What to pack for Gori in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Gori sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.
UV index in Gori in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
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.
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.
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
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.