Tbilisi weather in January

In January, Tbilisi sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tbilisi's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tbilisi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:31 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tbilisi is capital and the largest city of Georgia (country).

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
1,458/km²
people per km²
Founded
~455 CE

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tbilisi reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
33-4
43-4
53-4
63-4
73-4
83-4
93-4
103-4
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-5
163-5
173-5
183-5
193-5
203-5
213-5
223-5
233-5
243-5
253-5
263-5
273-5
283-5
293-5
303-5
313-5

How January really feels in Tbilisi

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.

Tbilisi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°256.45.69.30.0
Feb / -4°306.75.710.30.1
Mar / -0°6411.34.311.71.7
Apr15° / 10514.31.113.13.8
May19° / 10°11215.8014.35.3
Jun24° / 14°7511.20156.8
Jul27° / 17°477.6014.77.0
Aug28° / 17°467.3013.76.9
Sep23° / 12°518012.37.2
Oct17° / 669.10.110.95.5
Nov10° / 437.12.19.62.2
Dec / -3°296.24.190.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185347
195347
205248
215149
225149
235050
244951
254852
264852
274852
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tbilisi gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12014
22014
32014
42015
51915
61915
71915
81915
91915
101815
111816
121816
131816
141816
151816
161816
171817
181917
191918
202019
212019
222120
232220
242221
252221
262321
272321
282322
292322
302322
312322

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:33 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:335:35
29.08:335:35
39.08:335:36
49.18:335:37
59.18:335:38
69.18:335:39
79.18:335:40
89.18:335:41
99.18:335:41
109.28:335:42
119.28:335:43
129.28:335:44
139.28:325:45
149.28:325:47
159.38:325:48
169.38:315:49
179.38:315:50
189.38:305:51
199.48:305:52
209.48:295:53
219.48:295:54
229.58:285:55
239.58:285:57
249.58:275:58
259.58:265:59
269.68:266:00
279.68:256:01
289.68:246:03
299.78:236:04
309.78:236:05
319.78:226:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tbilisi

In seasonPeak

None of Tbilisi's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tbilisi's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Tbilisi?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tbilisi.

What to pack for Tbilisi in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tbilisi's WHO annual average of 20 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1526 µg/m³Dec 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tbilisi?

Tbilisi sits at 41.7°N, 44.8°E, 433 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Rustavi, 19 km away.

TelaviAlaverdiGoriGazakhTs’khinvaliIjevan

Topography around Tbilisi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tbilisi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,952 m.

The land around Tbilisi is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
1,155 m
80 km
2,952 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Rustavi 19 km · Marneuli 23 km · Telavi 58 km · Alaverdi 67 km · Gori 68 km · Gazakh 80 km · Ts’khinvali 93 km · Ijevan 94 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 Tbilisi (41.6914°, 44.8341°, elevation 433 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).