Mestia weather in August

In August, Mestia sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mestia's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mestia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mestia reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
9188
10188
11187
12187
13187
14187
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24176
25176
26166
27166
28166
29166
30166
31165

How August really feels in Mestia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Mestia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°8511.412.79.20.0
Feb-6° / -13°7710.512.310.20.0
Mar-2° / -10°12715.316.411.60.0
Apr / -5°10914.513.713.10.0
May / -1°11717.17.914.41.2
Jun14° / 11719.51.515.13.2
Jul17° / 10917.40.114.84.8
Aug17° / 8714.90.113.85.3
Sep13° / 9612.12.412.33.5
Oct / -3°11312.1810.80.9
Nov-1° / -10°959.810.69.50.0
Dec-7° / -14°9711.112.18.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
47723
57723
67723
77822
87921
97921
107921
118020
128020
137921
147921
157921
167921
177921
187822
197822
207822
217723
227624
237624
247624
257525
267525
277426
287327
297327
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Mestia gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1490
2490
3490
4490
5490
6480
7480
8480
9470
10470
11470
12460
13460
14460
15460
16460
17460
18460
19460
20460
21470
22470
23470
24471
25471
26471
27471
28471
29472
30462
31462

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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 August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:048:27
214.46:058:26
314.36:068:24
414.36:078:23
514.26:088:22
614.26:098:21
714.26:108:19
814.16:118:18
914.16:128:17
1014.06:138:15
1114.06:148:14
1213.96:158:12
1313.96:178:11
1413.96:188:10
1513.86:198:08
1613.86:208:06
1713.76:218:05
1813.76:228:03
1913.66:238:02
2013.66:248:00
2113.66:267:59
2213.56:277:57
2313.56:287:55
2413.46:297:54
2513.46:307:52
2613.36:317:50
2713.36:327:49
2813.26:337:47
2913.26:357:45
3013.16:367:43
3113.16:377:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mestia?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mestia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mestia in August

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

In August, Mestia sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Mestia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mestia peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mestia?

Mestia sits at 43.0°N, 42.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Tyrnyauz, 41 km away.

TyrnyauzKutaisiNalchikChegemZugdidiDugulubgeyBaksan

Topography around Mestia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mestia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,110 m around an average of 1,753 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,562 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,509 m.

The land around Mestia is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,110 m
16 km
3,562 m
80 km
5,509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Tyrnyauz 41 km · Kutaisi 86 km · Nalchik 88 km · Chegem 91 km · Zugdidi 92 km · Dugulubgey 95 km · Kislovodsk 97 km · Baksan 97 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 Mestia (43.0438°, 42.7237°, elevation 0 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).