Ts’khinvali weather in September

In September, Ts’khinvali sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ts’khinvali's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ts’khinvali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:50 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Ts’khinvali is city in South Ossetia, Georgia.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1398

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ts’khinvali reaches about 20°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 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22212
32212
42211
52211
62211
72211
82111
92110
102110
112110
122110
132010
142010
15209
16209
17209
18209
19199
20199
21199
22198
23198
24188
25188
26188
27188
28187
29177
30177

How September really feels in Ts’khinvali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ts’khinvali weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°5610.311.69.30.0
Feb / -6°509.59.710.30.0
Mar / -3°7312.49.411.60.4
Apr11° / 8013.32.913.12.7
May17° / 7613.20.314.44.9
Jun21° / 11°5810.60156.6
Jul24° / 14°418014.87.7
Aug24° / 14°367.1013.77.9
Sep20° / 417.6012.36.9
Oct14° / 639.30.810.84.4
Nov / -1°629.35.29.61.1
Dec / -5°599.58.790.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
57921
67921
77921
87921
97822
107822
117822
127624
137525
147525
157426
167327
177228
187129
197030
207030
216832
226733
236634
246535
256436
266337
276337
286238
296139
306139

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ts’khinvali gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
424
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1725
1825
1925
2026
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18515
28614
38812
48911
59010
6919
7928
8937
9946
10955
11964
12964
13973
14973
15982
16982
17982
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:347:34
213.06:357:32
312.96:367:30
412.96:377:29
512.86:387:27
612.86:397:25
712.76:407:23
812.76:417:21
912.66:427:20
1012.66:447:18
1112.56:457:16
1212.56:467:14
1312.46:477:12
1412.46:487:11
1512.36:497:09
1612.36:507:07
1712.26:517:05
1812.26:527:03
1912.16:537:01
2012.16:547:00
2112.06:556:58
2212.06:576:56
2311.96:586:54
2411.96:596:52
2511.87:006:50
2611.87:016:49
2711.77:026:47
2811.77:036:45
2911.67:046:43
3011.67:066:41

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ts’khinvali?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ts’khinvali for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ts’khinvali in September

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

In September, Ts’khinvali sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Ts’khinvali in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Ts’khinvali peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ts’khinvali?

Ts’khinvali sits at 42.2°N, 44.0°E, 874 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Gori, 29 km away.

KhashuriKazbegiZestaponiAlagirTbilisiAkhaltsikheKutaisi

Topography around Ts’khinvali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ts’khinvali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 926 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,832 m.

The land around Ts’khinvali is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
1,407 m
80 km
4,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Gori 29 km · Khashuri 40 km · Kazbegi 73 km · Zestaponi 78 km · Alagir 93 km · Tbilisi 93 km · Akhaltsikhe 104 km · Kutaisi 105 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 Ts’khinvali (42.2276°, 43.9686°, elevation 874 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).