Zugdidi weather in December

In December, Zugdidi sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 152 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zugdidi's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zugdidi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
152 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:42 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Zugdidi is city in Georgia.

Density
1,838/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zugdidi reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2126
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How December really feels in Zugdidi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Zugdidi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14214.54.49.21.5
Feb / 12812.64.710.31.8
Mar12° / 16314.82.111.63.0
Apr17° / 13012.90.213.15.0
May21° / 14°14912.8014.46.2
Jun25° / 18°17513.8015.16.5
Jul27° / 20°18415.5014.86.0
Aug27° / 20°17915.4013.76.1
Sep25° / 17°19712.8012.36.8
Oct21° / 13°17812010.86.3
Nov15° / 14711.70.59.64.4
Dec11° / 15213.32.38.92.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114060
123961
133961
143961
153862
163862
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203763
213565
223565
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313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zugdidi gets around 152 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1414
2415
3425
4425
5426
6426
7427
8437
9437
10438
11438
12438
13438
14449
15449
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17459
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20448
21448
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27449
28449
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30449
31449

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:29 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:295:36
29.18:305:35
39.18:315:35
49.18:325:35
59.08:335:35
69.08:345:35
79.08:355:35
89.08:365:35
99.08:365:35
109.08:375:35
118.98:385:35
128.98:395:35
138.98:405:35
148.98:405:35
158.98:415:35
168.98:425:36
178.98:425:36
188.98:435:36
198.98:445:37
208.98:445:37
218.98:455:37
228.98:455:38
238.98:465:38
248.98:465:39
258.98:465:39
268.98:475:40
278.98:475:41
288.98:475:41
298.98:485:42
308.98:485:43
318.98:485:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
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261.5Dim
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311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zugdidi?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zugdidi.

What to pack for Zugdidi in December

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

In December, Zugdidi sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Zugdidi in December

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

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.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Zugdidi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

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.

PotiSamtrediaKutaisiKobuletiSokhumiMestiaBatumiStantsiya Novyy Afon

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.

3 km
106 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
3,939 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
December weather nearby: Poti 44 km · Samtredia 55 km · Kutaisi 73 km · Kobuleti 75 km · Sokhumi 91 km · Mestia 92 km · Batumi 98 km · Stantsiya Novyy Afon 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 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).