Zestaponi climate — normals and trends
Zestaponi (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 1,706 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Zestaponi averages 108 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Zestaponi 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 128 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 31 July 2000) and the coldest -21.0 °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
ZestaponiImereti
- coords
- 42.11°, 43.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,706mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
263.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
36.6 °C
31 July 2000
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
15 January 1950
Wettest day
98 mm
2 September 2021
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
12 November 2015
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
12 November 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
30 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-26.0 °C
22 December 1948
Snowiest day
46.3 cm
2 April 1946
Sunniest day
14.4 h
10 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 107 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 142 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 104 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 264 mm | +121 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 198 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 110 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 108 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 76 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 147 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 149 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 9 mm | -116 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 136 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zestaponi?
Zestaponi has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 1,706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zestaponi?
The hottest day measured in Zestaponi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2000, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zestaponi?
The coldest day measured in Zestaponi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1950, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zestaponi?
Yes. Zestaponi gets on average 263.4 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Zestaponi warmed?
Yes: Zestaponi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zestaponi?
The wettest day measured in Zestaponi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2021, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zestaponi?
The windiest day measured in Zestaponi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 2015, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zestaponi?
The warmest month in Zestaponi is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zestaponi?
Zestaponi receives on average 1,706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zestaponi?
Zestaponi gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zestaponi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zestaponi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1946, with 46.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zestaponi?
Yes: Zestaponi has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zestaponi?
In Zestaponi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 30 July 2025, and the lowest was -26.0 °C on 22 December 1948.
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