Rustavi weather in May

In May, Rustavi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 45 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Rustavi's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rustavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rustavi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22111
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72211
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How May really feels in Rustavi

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.

Rustavi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54357
64456
74555
84555
94555
104654
114753
124852
134852
144951
155149
165149
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205545
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295743
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315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rustavi gets around 45 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
736
836
935
1035
1134
1233
1333
1432
1531
1630
1730
1829
1929
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3027
3127

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99550
109460
119460
129370
139280
149280
159190
169190
1790100
1890100
1989110
2088120
2187130
2285141
2384151
2483161
2581181
2680191
2778202
2877212
2976222
3075232
3174242

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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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 6:04 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:047:50
213.86:037:51
313.86:027:53
413.96:007:54
513.95:597:55
614.05:587:56
714.05:567:57
814.05:557:58
914.15:547:59
1014.15:538:00
1114.25:528:01
1214.25:518:02
1314.25:498:03
1414.35:488:04
1514.35:478:05
1614.35:468:06
1714.45:458:07
1814.45:448:08
1914.45:448:09
2014.55:438:10
2114.55:428:11
2214.55:418:12
2314.65:408:13
2414.65:398:14
2514.65:398:15
2614.65:388:16
2714.75:378:17
2814.75:378:18
2914.75:368:18
3014.75:358:19
3114.85:358:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.61 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 — May's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
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155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rustavi?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rustavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rustavi in May

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

In May, Rustavi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rustavi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).