Zestaponi weather in May

In May, Zestaponi sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 177 mm of precipitation across 17.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 26% 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 Zestaponi's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zestaponi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
177 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Zestaponi is city in Georgia.

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 Zestaponi reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4178
5188
6188
7188
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10189
11199
12199
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252111
262111
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282111
292112
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312212

How May really feels in Zestaponi

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.

Zestaponi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°12514.111.69.30.0
Feb / -4°1091310.510.30.1
Mar / -0°13815.89.211.71.3
Apr14° / 14816.22.513.13.6
May19° / 10°17717.1014.45.2
Jun23° / 14°16317.20155.8
Jul26° / 16°14015.7014.86.0
Aug26° / 16°13014.6013.76.2
Sep23° / 12°14013.1012.36.5
Oct18° / 15613.20.310.85.3
Nov11° / 12411.73.69.62.5
Dec / -3°12713.88.590.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43763
53763
63664
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123862
133961
144060
154159
164159
174159
184357
194357
204258
214258
224159
234258
244159
254159
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Zestaponi gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 17.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1572
2572
3571
4571
5571
6570
7580
8580
9580
10570
11570
12560
13560
14550
15540
16540
17530
18530
19520
20520
21520
22520
23520
24530
25530
26540
27550
28550
29560
30570
31570

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49640
59640
69550
79550
89460
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
1588120
1686140
1785150
1883170
1982180
2079201
2177221
2274251
2371272
2469292
2566313
2664333
2761354
2858375
2956395
3054406
3151427

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:11 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:117:59
213.86:108:00
313.96:088:01
413.96:078:02
514.06:068:04
614.06:048:05
714.06:038:06
814.16:028:07
914.16:018:08
1014.25:598:09
1114.25:588:10
1214.25:578:11
1314.35:568:12
1414.35:558:13
1514.35:548:14
1614.45:538:15
1714.45:528:16
1814.45:518:18
1914.55:508:19
2014.55:498:20
2114.55:488:21
2214.65:478:21
2314.65:468:22
2414.65:468:23
2514.75:458:24
2614.75:448:25
2714.75:438:26
2814.75:438:27
2914.85:428:28
3014.85:418:29
3114.85:418:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zestaponi?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zestaponi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zestaponi in May

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

In May, Zestaponi sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zestaponi 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 Zestaponi peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJun 20UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zestaponi?

Zestaponi sits at 42.1°N, 43.0°E, 167 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Kutaisi, 33 km away.

KutaisiKhashuriAkhaltsikheSamtrediaTs’khinvaliGoriZugdidiMestia

Topography around Zestaponi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zestaponi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,393 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,590 m.

The land around Zestaponi is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
1,393 m
80 km
3,590 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kutaisi 33 km · Khashuri 48 km · Akhaltsikhe 52 km · Samtredia 58 km · Ts’khinvali 78 km · Gori 90 km · Zugdidi 106 km · Mestia 107 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 Zestaponi (42.1075°, 43.0329°, elevation 167 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).