Sukhumi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇪 Georgia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Sukhumi is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and May close behind. Sukhumi averages about 2,178 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,178
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,138 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈29 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 12 m
When is the best time to visit Sukhumi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sukhumi is August, then July and May. The dullest month is January (6/100, 108 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sukhumi?
Sukhumi gets a moderate 2,178 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate August (79) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. Sukhumi is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Georgia. The year's 1,138 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 108 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 96 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| March | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 112 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| April | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 79 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 77 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 77 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 77 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 73 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 66 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 104 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 69 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 124 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 114 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 108 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Sukhumi by month
The sea off Sukhumi is warmest in July at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in January at 12°C / 54°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sochi Russia · 116 km · best in Aug · 2,236 h sun/yr
- Kutaisi Georgia · 135 km · best in May · 2,029 h sun/yr
- Batumi Georgia · 144 km · best in May · 1,959 h sun/yr
- Rize Türkiye · 188 km · best in May · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Mineralnye Vody Russia · 219 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
- Trabzon Türkiye · 235 km · best in Jul · 2,360 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nalchik Russia · 216 km · 1,965 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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