Kutaisi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kutaisi?

Kutaisi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,538 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kutaisi?

The hottest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2021, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kutaisi?

The coldest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1950, at -16.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kutaisi?

Yes. Kutaisi gets on average 202.6 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Kutaisi warmed?

Yes: Kutaisi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kutaisi?

The wettest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1957, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kutaisi?

The windiest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1969, with winds reaching 40.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kutaisi?

The warmest month in Kutaisi is August (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kutaisi?

Kutaisi receives on average 1,538 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kutaisi?

Kutaisi gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kutaisi (Georgia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,538 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kutaisi averages 57 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.

Kutaisi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 39 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 19 July 2021) and the coldest -16.5 °C (on 15 January 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

KutaisiImereti

coords: 42.27°, 42.69°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

12.1°C

Average daily high

16.7°C

Average daily low

8.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,538mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

20.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

57 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

23 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

160 d/yr

Annual snowfall

202.6 cm

Average feels-like high

15.8 °C

Average feels-like low

6.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

14 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.5 °C

19 July 2021

Coldest day

-16.5 °C

15 January 1950

Wettest day

88 mm

2 July 1957

Windiest day

40.4 km/h

4 January 1969

Strongest gust

96.5 km/h

6 January 1969

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

30 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-21.4 °C

15 January 1950

Snowiest day

43.6 cm

6 February 1959

Sunniest day

14.4 h

2 July 2017

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.1 °C29 July 2025	-7.0 °C28 February 2025	13.6 °C	1,294 mm	46	41
2024	36.3 °C11 September 2024	-6.7 °C15 December 2024	14.2 °C	1,731 mm	52	18
2023	36.6 °C10 August 2023	-5.7 °C14 February 2023	14.1 °C	1,952 mm	38	32
2022	38.8 °C3 September 2022	-8.6 °C18 January 2022	13.1 °C	1,685 mm	41	48
2021	39.5 °C19 July 2021	-5.8 °C25 December 2021	13.8 °C	1,480 mm	55	26
2020	36.3 °C7 July 2020	-9.4 °C26 January 2020	14.0 °C	1,263 mm	41	28
2019	35.8 °C21 August 2019	-2.7 °C19 January 2019	13.9 °C	1,247 mm	32	17
2018	36.9 °C25 July 2018	-2.9 °C2 February 2018	14.9 °C	1,340 mm	51	9
2017	37.4 °C7 August 2017	-12.1 °C31 January 2017	13.4 °C	1,616 mm	56	42
2016	34.8 °C10 August 2016	-9.1 °C18 December 2016	13.0 °C	1,862 mm	41	44
2015	39.0 °C31 July 2015	-5.1 °C10 January 2015	13.9 °C	1,280 mm	57	23
2014	37.9 °C17 August 2014	-8.1 °C4 February 2014	14.0 °C	1,398 mm	50	34
2013	33.6 °C30 June 2013	-10.8 °C12 December 2013	12.7 °C	1,657 mm	14	48
2012	36.2 °C25 July 2012	-10.0 °C30 January 2012	13.4 °C	1,294 mm	37	74
2011	37.4 °C29 July 2011	-7.1 °C18 February 2011	11.8 °C	1,690 mm	20	51
2010	37.9 °C6 August 2010	-7.5 °C27 January 2010	15.0 °C	1,353 mm	54	17
2009	35.1 °C13 July 2009	-8.4 °C10 January 2009	13.1 °C	1,545 mm	16	27
2008	34.3 °C24 August 2008	-10.7 °C3 February 2008	12.5 °C	1,471 mm	23	73
2007	35.2 °C5 September 2007	-10.9 °C26 February 2007	12.7 °C	1,709 mm	46	58
2006	38.5 °C31 August 2006	-12.5 °C22 January 2006	12.4 °C	1,707 mm	41	61
2005	36.5 °C7 August 2005	-8.7 °C26 March 2005	12.7 °C	1,626 mm	24	49
2004	33.2 °C1 August 2004	-12.0 °C10 January 2004	12.0 °C	1,681 mm	21	64
2003	34.5 °C5 July 2003	-10.8 °C23 February 2003	11.7 °C	1,451 mm	12	61
2002	34.0 °C19 July 2002	-11.9 °C16 December 2002	12.2 °C	1,631 mm	27	65
2001	37.9 °C27 July 2001	-10.5 °C18 January 2001	12.6 °C	1,537 mm	37	55
2000	38.9 °C31 July 2000	-13.2 °C29 January 2000	11.7 °C	1,182 mm	30	80
1999	35.3 °C23 August 1999	-9.3 °C3 December 1999	12.7 °C	1,724 mm	32	46
1998	36.3 °C21 June 1998	-12.2 °C11 February 1998	13.2 °C	1,381 mm	46	51
1997	33.1 °C11 August 1997	-9.7 °C28 January 1997	11.4 °C	1,633 mm	12	75
1996	35.9 °C11 July 1996	-13.3 °C3 February 1996	12.6 °C	1,314 mm	26	30
1995	32.6 °C7 September 1995	-11.7 °C19 December 1995	11.7 °C	1,720 mm	14	58
1994	33.6 °C12 July 1994	-11.1 °C17 February 1994	12.1 °C	1,301 mm	22	82
1993	34.2 °C22 July 1993	-9.5 °C14 February 1993	10.6 °C	1,631 mm	14	85
1992	31.7 °C15 August 1992	-10.6 °C24 December 1992	10.6 °C	1,872 mm	15	95
1991	35.0 °C5 July 1991	-9.9 °C6 February 1991	12.3 °C	1,495 mm	26	54
1990	33.0 °C9 June 1990	-7.6 °C17 March 1990	11.8 °C	1,511 mm	12	63
1989	33.0 °C30 August 1989	-7.2 °C14 February 1989	11.9 °C	1,968 mm	17	72
1988	31.2 °C30 July 1988	-7.7 °C19 January 1988	11.7 °C	2,037 mm	3	65
1987	36.3 °C8 August 1987	-10.0 °C1 March 1987	11.6 °C	1,895 mm	11	46
1986	34.0 °C30 August 1986	-8.8 °C5 February 1986	12.3 °C	1,346 mm	25	54
1985	34.5 °C8 August 1985	-9.9 °C4 March 1985	11.6 °C	1,425 mm	23	61
1984	32.1 °C18 July 1984	-6.0 °C5 December 1984	11.8 °C	1,260 mm	3	51
1983	32.2 °C12 July 1983	-11.8 °C9 January 1983	11.5 °C	1,678 mm	6	69
1982	31.4 °C27 August 1982	-15.8 °C6 December 1982	11.1 °C	1,786 mm	5	81
1981	34.5 °C28 July 1981	-3.9 °C3 January 1981	12.6 °C	1,702 mm	14	18
1980	36.1 °C13 July 1980	-13.1 °C31 January 1980	12.0 °C	1,684 mm	25	59
1979	34.0 °C24 August 1979	-13.0 °C9 January 1979	12.9 °C	1,479 mm	21	37
1978	32.3 °C8 July 1978	-8.6 °C24 February 1978	11.4 °C	2,003 mm	14	44
1977	35.2 °C24 August 1977	-10.7 °C25 January 1977	11.4 °C	1,477 mm	11	63
1976	33.9 °C30 July 1976	-10.0 °C18 February 1976	10.8 °C	1,491 mm	6	67
1975	33.1 °C3 July 1975	-9.3 °C16 December 1975	11.8 °C	1,623 mm	30	70
1974	34.3 °C1 July 1974	-9.7 °C4 February 1974	11.9 °C	1,044 mm	7	53
1973	33.1 °C25 July 1973	-8.4 °C15 January 1973	10.9 °C	1,572 mm	4	69
1972	36.3 °C21 August 1972	-11.1 °C20 January 1972	12.0 °C	1,526 mm	40	96
1971	35.2 °C30 July 1971	-10.7 °C14 February 1971	12.4 °C	1,556 mm	34	52
1970	33.1 °C8 July 1970	-8.5 °C13 January 1970	12.4 °C	1,614 mm	13	38
1969	36.4 °C9 June 1969	-11.3 °C29 January 1969	11.7 °C	1,325 mm	23	49
1968	35.2 °C19 July 1968	-7.7 °C2 February 1968	12.2 °C	1,469 mm	16	64
1967	30.4 °C15 August 1967	-14.0 °C3 February 1967	11.2 °C	1,964 mm	2	63
1966	33.8 °C4 June 1966	-6.4 °C6 February 1966	14.1 °C	1,400 mm	19	10
1965	32.6 °C3 August 1965	-8.5 °C11 January 1965	11.6 °C	1,578 mm	15	77
1964	31.2 °C2 June 1964	-11.5 °C10 January 1964	10.8 °C	1,678 mm	2	73
1963	31.5 °C22 August 1963	-8.9 °C28 December 1963	12.1 °C	1,924 mm	6	46
1962	35.9 °C20 July 1962	-7.7 °C8 January 1962	12.9 °C	1,510 mm	16	36
1961	33.9 °C18 August 1961	-12.0 °C24 January 1961	11.7 °C	1,744 mm	10	47
1960	33.8 °C26 July 1960	-9.2 °C4 February 1960	12.3 °C	1,626 mm	12	33
1959	32.8 °C16 July 1959	-10.3 °C14 February 1959	11.1 °C	1,547 mm	10	56
1958	34.9 °C29 June 1958	-8.7 °C1 December 1958	11.7 °C	1,783 mm	12	51
1957	34.8 °C31 July 1957	-10.6 °C4 January 1957	12.6 °C	1,352 mm	38	70
1956	34.1 °C23 June 1956	-11.7 °C1 February 1956	10.1 °C	1,633 mm	16	91
1955	34.5 °C10 July 1955	-8.6 °C2 December 1955	12.8 °C	1,465 mm	16	36
1954	36.0 °C1 August 1954	-10.2 °C29 January 1954	12.6 °C	1,239 mm	35	58
1953	32.8 °C30 August 1953	-10.5 °C29 November 1953	11.0 °C	2,004 mm	11	78
1952	36.6 °C3 August 1952	-7.8 °C25 January 1952	12.3 °C	1,334 mm	37	55
1951	36.0 °C21 August 1951	-7.3 °C11 February 1951	12.2 °C	1,709 mm	22	56
1950	31.7 °C29 May 1950	-16.5 °C15 January 1950	11.3 °C	1,587 mm	11	68
1949	36.6 °C21 July 1949	-10.8 °C11 February 1949	10.4 °C	1,041 mm	18	94
1948	36.8 °C15 August 1948	-11.8 °C5 March 1948	10.7 °C	1,451 mm	20	106
1947	34.2 °C15 July 1947	-12.2 °C3 February 1947	12.4 °C	1,064 mm	13	53
1946	33.6 °C25 August 1946	-10.6 °C26 January 1946	11.0 °C	1,472 mm	8	86
1945	33.5 °C5 July 1945	-11.6 °C4 December 1945	9.7 °C	1,448 mm	7	114
1944	30.0 °C24 July 1944	-11.6 °C18 January 1944	10.9 °C	1,315 mm	1	73
1943	33.1 °C21 June 1943	-11.7 °C8 January 1943	11.2 °C	1,054 mm	7	90
1942	33.2 °C24 June 1942	-11.1 °C7 January 1942	11.1 °C	1,432 mm	15	74
1941	33.6 °C15 September 1941	-15.1 °C5 December 1941	11.1 °C	1,383 mm	19	76
1940	34.8 °C7 August 1940	-10.4 °C24 March 1940	11.4 °C	1,321 mm	23	86

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.7 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

41 d/yr

-16

Annual rainfall

1294 mm

-244 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.3 °C	+4.3 °C	139 mm	-10 mm
Feb	5.0 °C	-1.0 °C	152 mm	+15 mm
Mar	15.3 °C	+5.4 °C	90 mm	-55 mm
Apr	16.6 °C	-0.1 °C	143 mm	+24 mm
May	22.4 °C	+1.1 °C	109 mm	-3 mm
Jun	24.5 °C	-0.1 °C	66 mm	-57 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	+3.9 °C	58 mm	-56 mm
Aug	30.4 °C	+2.9 °C	65 mm	-35 mm
Sep	24.0 °C	+0.1 °C	173 mm	+60 mm
Oct	19.2 °C	+0.5 °C	133 mm	-10 mm
Nov	18.2 °C	+5.3 °C	3 mm	-130 mm
Dec	8.2 °C	+1.1 °C	163 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.1 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-7.0 °C

28 Feb 2025

Wettest day

42.3 mm

20 Sep 2025

Windiest day

28.1 km/h

19 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

73.4 km/h

13 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-11.2 °C

28 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

29.0 cm

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.3 h

9 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kutaisi?

Kutaisi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,538 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kutaisi?

The hottest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2021, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kutaisi?

The coldest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1950, at -16.5 °C.

Does it snow in Kutaisi?

Yes. Kutaisi gets on average 202.6 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.

Has the climate of Kutaisi warmed?

Yes: Kutaisi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kutaisi?

The wettest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1957, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kutaisi?

The windiest day measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1969, with winds reaching 40.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kutaisi?

The warmest month in Kutaisi is August (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Kutaisi?

Kutaisi receives on average 1,538 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kutaisi?

Kutaisi gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kutaisi?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kutaisi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1959, with 43.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kutaisi?

Yes: Kutaisi has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kutaisi?

In Kutaisi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 30 July 2025, and the lowest was -21.4 °C on 15 January 1950.

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