Mestia weather in January

In January, Mestia sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -8°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 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mestia's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mestia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:44 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mestia reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

How January really feels in Mestia

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Mestia 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-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 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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203565
213565
223565
233367
243367
253268
263169
273169
283070
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mestia gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13640
23640
33640
43640
53539
63539
73539
83539
93539
103539
113539
123438
133438
143438
153438
163438
173538
183539
193539
203640
213640
223741
233842
243943
253944
264045
274146
284147
294147
304147
314148

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 3 km/h in January.

Across January, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 8:46 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:465:38
28.98:465:39
38.98:465:40
48.98:465:41
58.98:465:42
68.98:465:43
79.08:465:44
89.08:465:45
99.08:465:46
109.08:465:47
119.08:465:48
129.18:455:49
139.18:455:50
149.18:455:51
159.18:445:52
169.28:445:53
179.28:435:54
189.28:435:55
199.28:425:56
209.38:425:58
219.38:415:59
229.38:416:00
239.48:406:01
249.48:396:02
259.48:396:04
269.58:386:05
279.58:376:06
289.58:366:07
299.68:356:09
309.68:346:10
319.68:346:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.17 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 — January's 2.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
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
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mestia?

Our two travel scores rate January 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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mestia.

What to pack for Mestia in January

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

In January, Mestia sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -15°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 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 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
January 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).