Mestia weather in December

In December, Mestia sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mestia's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mestia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -7°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -14°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 97 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 48 min; 8:40 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 8th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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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 -7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mestia reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7
Avg low (°C)	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-13
2	-5	-13
3	-5	-13
4	-5	-13
5	-5	-13
6	-6	-14
7	-6	-14
8	-6	-14
9	-6	-14
10	-6	-14
11	-6	-14
12	-7	-14
13	-7	-14
14	-7	-14
15	-7	-14
16	-7	-14
17	-7	-15
18	-7	-15
19	-7	-14
20	-7	-14
21	-7	-14
22	-7	-14
23	-7	-14
24	-7	-14
25	-7	-14
26	-7	-14
27	-7	-14
28	-7	-14
29	-7	-14
30	-7	-14
31	-7	-14

How December really feels in Mestia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Mestia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -15°	85	11.4	12.7	9.2	0.0
Feb	-6° / -13°	77	10.5	12.3	10.2	0.0
Mar	-2° / -10°	127	15.3	16.4	11.6	0.0
Apr	3° / -5°	109	14.5	13.7	13.1	0.0
May	8° / -1°	117	17.1	7.9	14.4	1.2
Jun	14° / 4°	117	19.5	1.5	15.1	3.2
Jul	17° / 7°	109	17.4	0.1	14.8	4.8
Aug	17° / 7°	87	14.9	0.1	13.8	5.3
Sep	13° / 3°	96	12.1	2.4	12.3	3.5
Oct	7° / -3°	113	12.1	8	10.8	0.9
Nov	-1° / -10°	95	9.8	10.6	9.5	0.0
Dec	-7° / -14°	97	11.1	12.1	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	40	40	39	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Cloudier (%)	57	57	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	60	60	61	61	61	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mestia gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	37
2	33	37
3	33	37
4	33	37
5	34	37
6	34	37
7	34	37
8	34	37
9	34	37
10	34	37
11	34	37
12	35	38
13	35	38
14	35	39
15	36	39
16	36	40
17	37	40
18	37	41
19	37	41
20	37	41
21	37	41
22	37	41
23	37	41
24	37	41
25	37	41
26	37	42
27	37	42
28	37	41
29	37	41
30	37	41
31	37	41

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9
Sunrise (AM)	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:37	8:38	8:39	8:40	8:40	8:41	8:41	8:42	8:43	8:43	8:44	8:44	8:44	8:45	8:45	8:46	8:46	8:46	8:46	8:46
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	8:27	5:31
2	9.0	8:28	5:30
3	9.0	8:29	5:30
4	9.0	8:30	5:30
5	9.0	8:31	5:30
6	9.0	8:32	5:30
7	8.9	8:33	5:29
8	8.9	8:34	5:29
9	8.9	8:35	5:29
10	8.9	8:36	5:29
11	8.9	8:37	5:29
12	8.9	8:37	5:30
13	8.9	8:38	5:30
14	8.9	8:39	5:30
15	8.8	8:40	5:30
16	8.8	8:40	5:30
17	8.8	8:41	5:31
18	8.8	8:41	5:31
19	8.8	8:42	5:31
20	8.8	8:43	5:32
21	8.8	8:43	5:32
22	8.8	8:44	5:33
23	8.8	8:44	5:33
24	8.8	8:44	5:34
25	8.8	8:45	5:34
26	8.8	8:45	5:35
27	8.8	8:46	5:35
28	8.8	8:46	5:36
29	8.8	8:46	5:37
30	8.9	8:46	5:37
31	8.9	8:46	5:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	2.0	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.8	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mestia?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mestia.

What to pack for Mestia in December

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

In December, Mestia sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mestia 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	8	11	11	10	7	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

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.

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

trees 69%

16 km

3,562 m

trees 44%

80 km

5,509 m

trees 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← November Mestia year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-13
2	-5	-13
3	-5	-13
4	-5	-13
5	-5	-13
6	-6	-14
7	-6	-14
8	-6	-14
9	-6	-14
10	-6	-14
11	-6	-14
12	-7	-14
13	-7	-14
14	-7	-14
15	-7	-14
16	-7	-14
17	-7	-15
18	-7	-15
19	-7	-14
20	-7	-14
21	-7	-14
22	-7	-14
23	-7	-14
24	-7	-14
25	-7	-14
26	-7	-14
27	-7	-14
28	-7	-14
29	-7	-14
30	-7	-14
31	-7	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	37
2	33	37
3	33	37
4	33	37
5	34	37
6	34	37
7	34	37
8	34	37
9	34	37
10	34	37
11	34	37
12	35	38
13	35	38
14	35	39
15	36	39
16	36	40
17	37	40
18	37	41
19	37	41
20	37	41
21	37	41
22	37	41
23	37	41
24	37	41
25	37	41
26	37	42
27	37	42
28	37	41
29	37	41
30	37	41
31	37	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-13
2	-5	-13
3	-5	-13
4	-5	-13
5	-5	-13
6	-6	-14
7	-6	-14
8	-6	-14
9	-6	-14
10	-6	-14
11	-6	-14
12	-7	-14
13	-7	-14
14	-7	-14
15	-7	-14
16	-7	-14
17	-7	-15
18	-7	-15
19	-7	-14
20	-7	-14
21	-7	-14
22	-7	-14
23	-7	-14
24	-7	-14
25	-7	-14
26	-7	-14
27	-7	-14
28	-7	-14
29	-7	-14
30	-7	-14
31	-7	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	37
2	33	37
3	33	37
4	33	37
5	34	37
6	34	37
7	34	37
8	34	37
9	34	37
10	34	37
11	34	37
12	35	38
13	35	38
14	35	39
15	36	39
16	36	40
17	37	40
18	37	41
19	37	41
20	37	41
21	37	41
22	37	41
23	37	41
24	37	41
25	37	41
26	37	42
27	37	42
28	37	41
29	37	41
30	37	41
31	37	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-13
2	-5	-13
3	-5	-13
4	-5	-13
5	-5	-13
6	-6	-14
7	-6	-14
8	-6	-14
9	-6	-14
10	-6	-14
11	-6	-14
12	-7	-14
13	-7	-14
14	-7	-14
15	-7	-14
16	-7	-14
17	-7	-15
18	-7	-15
19	-7	-14
20	-7	-14
21	-7	-14
22	-7	-14
23	-7	-14
24	-7	-14
25	-7	-14
26	-7	-14
27	-7	-14
28	-7	-14
29	-7	-14
30	-7	-14
31	-7	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	37
2	33	37
3	33	37
4	33	37
5	34	37
6	34	37
7	34	37
8	34	37
9	34	37
10	34	37
11	34	37
12	35	38
13	35	38
14	35	39
15	36	39
16	36	40
17	37	40
18	37	41
19	37	41
20	37	41
21	37	41
22	37	41
23	37	41
24	37	41
25	37	41
26	37	42
27	37	42
28	37	41
29	37	41
30	37	41
31	37	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100