Kutaisi weather in May

In May, Kutaisi sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 117 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°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 Kutaisi's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutaisi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kutaisi reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31910
42010
52010
62011
72011
82011
92011
102111
112111
122112
132112
142112
152112
162212
172212
182213
192213
202213
212313
222313
232313
242314
252314
262314
272314
282314
292414
302414
312414

How May really feels in Kutaisi

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.

Kutaisi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°149149.39.30.2
Feb / -0°12512.28.610.30.7
Mar11° / 15314.66.311.62.4
Apr17° / 12114.1113.14.8
May22° / 12°11713.6014.46.1
Jun25° / 16°12214.40156.3
Jul28° / 19°10012.4014.86.1
Aug29° / 19°9611.3013.76.0
Sep25° / 15°11511.4012.36.9
Oct20° / 11°140110.110.86.2
Nov13° / 14011.52.49.63.5
Dec / 14613.16.191.0

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 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104753
114852
124951
134951
145050
155050
165149
175050
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235050
245050
255050
264951
274951
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kutaisi gets around 117 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1145
1245
1344
1444
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2343
2443
2544
2645
2745
2846
2947
3048
3149

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
295500
394600
493700
592800
691900
7901000
8891100
9871300
10861400
11851500
12831700
13821800
14792010
15772210
16762310
17742510
18712720
19692920
20663130
21643330
22603640
23583840
24554050
25524260
26494470
27464580
284346101
294147111
303948131
313648141

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:12 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:128:01
213.96:118:02
313.96:098:03
413.96:088:04
514.06:078:05
614.06:058:06
714.16:048:08
814.16:038:09
914.16:028:10
1014.26:008:11
1114.25:598:12
1214.25:588:13
1314.35:578:14
1414.35:568:15
1514.45:558:16
1614.45:548:17
1714.45:538:18
1814.55:528:19
1914.55:518:20
2014.55:508:21
2114.65:498:22
2214.65:488:23
2314.65:478:24
2414.65:468:25
2514.75:468:26
2614.75:458:27
2714.75:448:28
2814.85:448:29
2914.85:438:30
3014.85:428:31
3114.85:428:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kutaisi?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kutaisi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kutaisi in May

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

In May, Kutaisi sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kutaisi 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 Kutaisi peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kutaisi?

Kutaisi sits at 42.3°N, 42.7°E, 153 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Samtredia, 32 km away.

SamtrediaZestaponiZugdidiAkhaltsikheKhashuriPotiMestiaKobuleti

Topography around Kutaisi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutaisi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,940 m.

The land around Kutaisi is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
3,940 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Samtredia 32 km · Zestaponi 33 km · Zugdidi 73 km · Akhaltsikhe 74 km · Khashuri 80 km · Poti 85 km · Mestia 86 km · Kobuleti 90 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 Kutaisi (42.2679°, 42.6946°, elevation 153 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).