Rustavi weather in January

In January, Rustavi sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rustavi's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rustavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:30 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Rustavi is city in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.

Density
2,137/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rustavi reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°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)
17-3
27-3
37-3
47-3
57-3
66-3
76-3
86-3
96-3
106-3
116-3
126-3
136-3
146-3
156-3
166-3
176-3
186-3
196-3
206-3
216-3
226-3
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
317-3

How January really feels in Rustavi

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rustavi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°194.92.89.30.7
Feb / -2°225.33.610.31.4
Mar13° / 408.11.611.73.5
Apr18° / 529.70.413.15.8
May24° / 13°459.9014.36.8
Jun29° / 18°266.20156.1
Jul32° / 21°163.5014.74.7
Aug32° / 21°153.6013.74.8
Sep27° / 16°214.1012.37.4
Oct20° / 10°377.30.110.96.9
Nov13° / 346.10.99.73.9
Dec / -2°2252.191.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125842
135842
145842
155842
165743
175743
185743
195644
205545
215545
225446
235446
245347
255347
265347
275347
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Rustavi gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1156
2156
3156
4146
5146
6146
7146
8147
9147
10147
11147
12148
13148
14148
15148
16149
17149
18149
19159
201510
211610
221611
231611
241711
251712
261712
271712
281712
291712
301712
311713

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:325:34
29.08:325:35
39.18:325:36
49.18:325:37
59.18:325:38
69.18:325:39
79.18:325:39
89.18:325:40
99.28:325:41
109.28:325:42
119.28:325:43
129.28:325:44
139.28:315:45
149.38:315:46
159.38:315:47
169.38:305:48
179.38:305:50
189.48:295:51
199.48:295:52
209.48:285:53
219.48:285:54
229.58:275:55
239.58:275:56
249.58:265:58
259.68:255:59
269.68:256:00
279.68:246:01
289.78:236:02
299.78:226:04
309.78:226:05
319.88:216:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
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 Rustavi?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rustavi.

What to pack for Rustavi in January

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

In January, Rustavi sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Rustavi 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 Rustavi peaks around June 23 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Rustavi in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rustavi is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Oct 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rustavi?

Rustavi sits at 41.6°N, 45.0°E, 345 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Marneuli, 17 km away.

TelaviAlaverdiGazakhIjevanGori

Topography around Rustavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rustavi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m around an average of 388 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Rustavi is covered by grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
410 m
16 km
544 m
80 km
2,375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Marneuli 17 km · Tbilisi 19 km · Telavi 57 km · Alaverdi 58 km · Gazakh 61 km · Ijevan 77 km · Gori 86 km · Dilijan 92 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 Rustavi (41.5627°, 44.9787°, elevation 345 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).