Telavi weather in May

In May, Telavi sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.7 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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Telavi's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Telavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Telavi is City in Kakheti region, Georgia.

Founded
~893 CE

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Telavi reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2177
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How May really feels in Telavi

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.

Telavi 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 / -6°347.46.39.30.0
Feb / -5°357.16.410.30.1
Mar / -1°7111.54.711.71.6
Apr14° / 10314.4113.13.7
May19° / 8112.7014.35.7
Jun24° / 14°518.20157.4
Jul27° / 17°507.5014.77.3
Aug27° / 16°436.6013.77.3
Sep22° / 12°527.4012.37.4
Oct16° / 658.80.110.95.5
Nov / -0°517.62.29.62.1
Dec / -5°366.34.490.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74159
84258
94258
104357
114456
124555
134654
144753
154852
164951
175050
185149
195248
205347
215446
225446
235545
245644
255644
265644
275644
285743
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Telavi gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
249
349
449
548
648
747
846
946
1045
1144
1244
1343
1442
1541
1640
1740
1839
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31964

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
195calm
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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 6:02 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:027:49
213.86:007:50
313.95:597:51
413.95:587:52
514.05:567:53
614.05:557:55
714.05:547:56
814.15:527:57
914.15:517:58
1014.15:507:59
1114.25:498:00
1214.25:488:01
1314.35:478:02
1414.35:468:03
1514.35:458:04
1614.45:438:05
1714.45:428:06
1814.45:428:07
1914.55:418:08
2014.55:408:09
2114.55:398:10
2214.65:388:11
2314.65:378:12
2414.65:368:13
2514.65:368:14
2614.75:358:15
2714.75:348:16
2814.75:348:17
2914.75:338:18
3014.85:328:18
3114.85:328:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Telavi?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Telavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Telavi in May

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

In May, Telavi sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Telavi 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 Telavi peaks around July 12 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 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 Telavi 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 Telavi is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Telavi?

Telavi sits at 41.9°N, 45.5°E, 699 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Rustavi, 57 km away.

RustaviTbilisiMarneuliGazakhZaqatalaKazbegiGovlarGori

Topography around Telavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Telavi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,672 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,256 m.

The land around Telavi is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
560 m
16 km
1,672 m
80 km
4,256 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Rustavi 57 km · Tbilisi 58 km · Marneuli 74 km · Gazakh 92 km · Zaqatala 103 km · Kazbegi 107 km · Govlar 110 km · Gori 112 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 Telavi (41.9196°, 45.47°, elevation 699 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).