Sokhumi weather in May

In May, Sokhumi sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 122 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sokhumi's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokhumi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:59 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sokhumi reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Sokhumi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54753
64753
74753
84753
94852
104951
114951
125050
135149
145248
155446
165446
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195644
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235644
245743
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275842
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sokhumi gets around 122 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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544
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845
945
1044
1144
1243
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2441
2542
2643
2743
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3045
3145

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
291900
3891100
4871300
5861400
6841600
7821800
8792010
9762310
10742510
11722710
12683020
13653230
14623440
15593650
16573760
17543970
18514180
194842100
204544120
214245130
223946150
233647170
243348190
253049211
262849221
272649241
282448261
292348272
302147292
312046313

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
55calm
65calm
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85calm
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125calm
135calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 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 5:17 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:177:09
213.95:167:10
313.95:157:11
414.05:137:13
514.05:127:14
614.15:107:15
714.15:097:16
814.25:087:17
914.25:077:18
1014.25:057:19
1114.35:047:21
1214.35:037:22
1314.35:027:23
1414.45:017:24
1514.45:007:25
1614.54:597:26
1714.54:587:27
1814.54:577:28
1914.64:567:29
2014.64:557:30
2114.64:547:31
2214.74:537:32
2314.74:527:33
2414.74:517:34
2514.74:507:35
2614.84:507:36
2714.84:497:37
2814.84:487:38
2914.94:477:39
3014.94:477:40
3114.94:467:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 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 — May's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sokhumi?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sokhumi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sokhumi in May

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

In May, Sokhumi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sokhumi in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
May 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).