Sokhumi weather in August

In August, Sokhumi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 119 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Sokhumi's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokhumi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:27 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sokhumi is capital of Abkhazia, considered part of Georgia by most countries.

Density
2,424/km²
people per km²
Founded
~550 BCE

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sokhumi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sokhumi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 1381579.21.1
Feb / 119146.910.21.3
Mar11° / 14015.64.511.62.4
Apr16° / 114130.313.14.5
May20° / 13°12213.4014.46.0
Jun24° / 17°12513.8015.16.5
Jul26° / 20°12414.8014.86.3
Aug27° / 20°11913.6013.86.6
Sep24° / 17°11611.2012.37.1
Oct20° / 13°12411.3010.86.2
Nov14° / 12611.81.49.54.0
Dec10° / 13914.43.68.92.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58020
68119
78218
88218
98218
108317
118317
128515
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sokhumi gets around 119 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
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543
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743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2942
3042
3142

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2011143423
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4021044423
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702945413
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10031047392
11031048382
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17031352302
18031452292
19031553281
20031654261
21031754251
22131853241
23131953231
24132054211
25142055200
26142155190
27152254180
28262353160
29272353150
30282452140
31392551120

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

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 5:11 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:117:34
214.35:127:32
314.35:137:31
414.35:147:30
514.25:157:29
614.25:167:28
714.25:177:26
814.15:187:25
914.15:197:24
1014.05:207:22
1114.05:217:21
1213.95:227:19
1313.95:247:18
1413.95:257:16
1513.85:267:15
1613.85:277:13
1713.75:287:12
1813.75:297:10
1913.65:307:09
2013.65:317:07
2113.55:337:05
2213.55:347:04
2313.55:357:02
2413.45:367:01
2513.45:376:59
2613.35:386:57
2713.35:396:55
2813.25:406:54
2913.25:426:52
3013.15:436:50
3113.15:446:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
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185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sokhumi?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sokhumi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sokhumi in August

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

In August, Sokhumi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sokhumi in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Sokhumi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sokhumi peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokhumi?

Sokhumi sits at 43.0°N, 41.0°E, 21 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Stantsiya Novyy Afon, 15 km away.

ZugdidiAdlerKudepstaZelenchukskayaKhostaPotiKarachayevsk

Topography around Sokhumi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokhumi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,300 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,769 m.

The land around Sokhumi is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
1,300 m
80 km
3,769 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Stantsiya Novyy Afon 15 km · Zugdidi 91 km · Adler 98 km · Kudepsta 104 km · Zelenchukskaya 106 km · Khosta 107 km · Poti 111 km · Karachayevsk 113 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 Sokhumi (43.007°, 40.9893°, elevation 21 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).