Climate and average weather in Zugdidi
In Zugdidi, the summers are humid, warm, wet, and mostly clear and the winters are cool, snowy, and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Zugdidi typically varies from 3°C to 27°C, and is rarely below -4°C or above 32°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Zugdidi for warm-weather activities is from early May to late October.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 27°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 3°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 197 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 128 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1924 mm
- 162 wet days
- Daylight
- 8.9–15.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 128 m
- 42.5°N
- Clearest
- Aug
- 38% cloud
Zugdidi is city in Georgia.
- Density
- 1,838/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Zugdidi weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early May to late October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Zugdidi, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.1 months, from May 28 to September 30, with daily high temperatures above 23°C. The hottest month of the year in Zugdidi is August, with an average high of 27°C and low of 20°C.
The cool season lasts 3.5 months, from December 3 to March 17, with daily high temperatures below 12°C. The coldest month of the year in Zugdidi is January, with an average low of 3°C and high of 9°C.
Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 3 |
| Feb | 9 | 3 |
| Mar | 12 | 5 |
| Apr | 17 | 9 |
| May | 21 | 14 |
| Jun | 25 | 18 |
| Jul | 27 | 20 |
| Aug | 27 | 20 |
| Sep | 25 | 17 |
| Oct | 21 | 13 |
| Nov | 15 | 8 |
| Dec | 11 | 4 |
How hot and cold Zugdidi really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -1°C (around January 25), with roughly 38 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Air high (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Air low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Apr | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| May | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
| Jun | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
| Jul | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
| Aug | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
| Sep | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
| Oct | 20 | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| Nov | 15 | 15 | 6 | 8 |
| Dec | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
Average hourly temperature in Zugdidi
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 27°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 3°C.
Zugdidi weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / 3° | 142 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 9° / 3° | 128 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 12° / 5° | 163 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 17° / 9° | 130 | 12.9 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 5.0 |
| May | 21° / 14° | 149 | 12.8 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 25° / 18° | 175 | 13.8 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 184 | 15.5 | 0 | 14.8 | 6.0 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 179 | 15.4 | 0 | 13.7 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 25° / 17° | 197 | 12.8 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 21° / 13° | 178 | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | 6.3 |
| Nov | 15° / 8° | 147 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 11° / 4° | 152 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Zugdidi gets about 1924 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from around Jun 15 to Sep 7, peaking in July at about 52% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Oct 13.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 197 mm over about 13 wet days; February is the driest, with 128 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 43 |
| Rain days | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 15 |
| Feb | 46 | 13 |
| Mar | 47 | 15 |
| Apr | 43 | 13 |
| May | 41 | 13 |
| Jun | 46 | 14 |
| Jul | 51 | 16 |
| Aug | 49 | 15 |
| Sep | 42 | 13 |
| Oct | 38 | 12 |
| Nov | 39 | 12 |
| Dec | 43 | 13 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Zugdidi collects about 1924 mm of rain across 162 wet days — roughly 160 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 197 mm, while February is the driest at just 128 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 29% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 142 | 128 | 163 | 130 | 149 | 175 | 184 | 179 | 197 | 178 | 147 | 152 |
| Rain days | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Snow days | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 142 | 15 | 4 |
| Feb | 128 | 13 | 5 |
| Mar | 163 | 15 | 2 |
| Apr | 130 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 149 | 13 | 0 |
| Jun | 175 | 14 | 0 |
| Jul | 184 | 16 | 0 |
| Aug | 179 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep | 197 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct | 178 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov | 147 | 12 | 1 |
| Dec | 152 | 13 | 2 |
Snow in Zugdidi
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Zugdidi averages about 14 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Nov 18 to Apr 4 — about 4.5 months.
February is snowiest, with roughly 5 days of snow and an estimated 38 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 84 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 21 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 21 |
| Feb | 5 | 38 |
| Mar | 2 | 9 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 1 | 2 |
| Dec | 2 | 15 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Zugdidi, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 12 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around October 27. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 28 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around May 11. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 65% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 35 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 39 |
| Cloudier (%) | 65 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 42 | 50 | 61 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 65 |
| Feb | 37 | 63 |
| Mar | 37 | 63 |
| Apr | 43 | 57 |
| May | 53 | 47 |
| Jun | 63 | 37 |
| Jul | 67 | 33 |
| Aug | 74 | 26 |
| Sep | 70 | 30 |
| Oct | 58 | 42 |
| Nov | 50 | 50 |
| Dec | 39 | 61 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 11, brings about 15 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 8 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 6 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:46 | 8:19 | 7:33 | 6:38 | 5:56 | 5:40 | 5:53 | 6:24 | 6:58 | 7:33 | 8:12 | 8:42 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:58 | 6:35 | 7:11 | 7:47 | 8:21 | 8:46 | 8:43 | 8:09 | 7:15 | 6:22 | 5:44 | 5:36 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 | 8:46 | 5:58 |
| Feb | 10.3 | 8:19 | 6:35 |
| Mar | 11.6 | 7:33 | 7:11 |
| Apr | 13.1 | 6:38 | 7:47 |
| May | 14.4 | 5:56 | 8:21 |
| Jun | 15.1 | 5:40 | 8:46 |
| Jul | 14.8 | 5:53 | 8:43 |
| Aug | 13.7 | 6:24 | 8:09 |
| Sep | 12.3 | 6:58 | 7:15 |
| Oct | 10.8 | 7:33 | 6:22 |
| Nov | 9.6 | 8:12 | 5:44 |
| Dec | 8.9 | 8:42 | 5:36 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Zugdidi averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 7 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.2 months, from around May 14 to Nov 19. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is January, down near 7 sunny days — about 57% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 7 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 7 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 9 | Mixed |
| May | 11 | Mixed |
| Jun | 13 | Mixed |
| Jul | 14 | Mixed |
| Aug | 17 | Bright |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 14 | Mixed |
| Nov | 11 | Mixed |
| Dec | 8 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Zugdidi, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.2 months, from around May 25 to September 30. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 98% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 1 to May 24, and April is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 98 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 50 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 47 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 4 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 34 | 2 |
| Aug | 0 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 4 |
| Sep | 11 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct | 62 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Zugdidi is typically calm, near 9 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.8 months, from around Nov 4 to Apr 28. The windiest month is March, averaging about 10 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Apr 29 to Nov 3, with August the calmest month at about 6 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | calm |
| Feb | 10 | calm |
| Mar | 10 | calm |
| Apr | 9 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 7 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 9 | calm |
| Dec | 10 | calm |
Best time to visit Zugdidi
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zugdidi throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Zugdidi is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Zugdidi for general outdoor tourist activities is from late April to late October, with a peak score in the third week of September.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | good | good | good | good | good | fair | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 | poor |
| Feb | 1.8 | poor |
| Mar | 3.0 | poor |
| Apr | 5.0 | fair |
| May | 6.2 | good |
| Jun | 6.5 | good |
| Jul | 6.0 | good |
| Aug | 6.1 | good |
| Sep | 6.7 | good |
| Oct | 6.3 | good |
| Nov | 4.4 | fair |
| Dec | 2.4 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Zugdidi for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of August.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Zugdidi, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 27°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 9°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In August, Zugdidi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Zugdidi
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 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 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Bracing |
| Feb | 9 | Bracing |
| Mar | 9 | Bracing |
| Apr | 12 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Warm |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 13 | Bracing |
UV index (midday) in Zugdidi by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zugdidi peaks around June 21 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Zugdidi
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 0 |
| May | 7 | 3 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 8 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 6 | 1 |
| Oct | 3 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Growing season
Zugdidi is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about March 8 to December 7 (275 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 77 | 75 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 87 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77 | 31 |
| Feb | 75 | 28 |
| Mar | 93 | 8 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 99 | 0 |
| Dec | 87 | 24 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Zugdidi banks about 2,066 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 226 | 332 | 415 | 426 | 322 | 208 | 48 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 86 |
| May | 226 |
| Jun | 332 |
| Jul | 415 |
| Aug | 426 |
| Sep | 322 |
| Oct | 208 |
| Nov | 48 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Zugdidi receives about 4.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.5 and 6.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 23 to Sep 23. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.5 kWh/m² — roughly 76% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Level | Dim | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 | Dim |
| Feb | 2.7 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5.0 | Bright |
| May | 6.0 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.4 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.2 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.7 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.4 | Bright |
| Oct | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2.0 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1.5 | Dim |
Where is Zugdidi?
Zugdidi sits at 42.5°N, 41.9°E, 128 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Poti, 44 km away.
Topography around Zugdidi
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zugdidi.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zugdidi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,939 m.
The land around Zugdidi is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (20%) within 80 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
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 Zugdidi (42.5084°, 41.868°, elevation 128 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).