Tbilisi climate — normals and trends
Tbilisi (Georgia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 722 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 July (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Tbilisi averages 114 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Tbilisi has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 1 August 2000) and the coldest -24.3 °C (on 21 December 1948).
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
TbilisiTbilisi
- coords
- 41.69°, 44.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
722mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
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
36.8 °C
1 August 2000
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
21 December 1948
Wettest day
58 mm
1 August 1988
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
23 February 1955
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
23 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
21 December 1948
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
19 March 2022
Sunniest day
14.0 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 42 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +5.4 °C | 57 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 139 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 181 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 55 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 78 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 2 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 32 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tbilisi?
Tbilisi has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tbilisi?
The hottest day measured in Tbilisi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2000, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tbilisi?
The coldest day measured in Tbilisi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1948, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tbilisi?
Yes. Tbilisi gets on average 79.5 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Tbilisi warmed?
Yes: Tbilisi warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tbilisi?
The wettest day measured in Tbilisi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1988, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tbilisi?
The windiest day measured in Tbilisi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1955, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tbilisi?
The warmest month in Tbilisi is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tbilisi?
Tbilisi receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tbilisi?
Tbilisi gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tbilisi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tbilisi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2022, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tbilisi?
Yes: Tbilisi has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tbilisi?
In Tbilisi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 21 December 1948.
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