Batumi climate

Batumi is warmest in August, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.0 °C. September is the wettest month (250 mm) and April the driest (100 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Batumi averages 2,140 mm of rain, 70 days above 25 °C and 24 days below freezing.

Georgia · population 186,949 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 12°
  5. May 17°
  6. Jun 21°
  7. Jul 23°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 17°
  11. Nov 12°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectBatumi through the year

Batumi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.7 °C in January to 26 °C in August, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 70 days a year reach 25 °C, 9 of them reach 30 °C, 24 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 250 mm against 100 mm in April — 2.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Batumi is warmest in August at 26 °C and coldest in February at 9.1 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.7 °C 170 mm 71 %
February 9.5 °C 141 mm 67 %
March 12.4 °C 146 mm 66 %
April 17.0 °C 100 mm 61 %
May 21.1 °C 108 mm 58 %
June 23.8 °C 148 mm 57 %
July 25.5 °C 222 mm 65 %
August 26.1 °C 246 mm 67 %
September 24.0 °C 250 mm 57 %
October 20.9 °C 242 mm 59 %
November 15.7 °C 191 mm 60 %
December 10.8 °C 176 mm 66 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 8.7 °C2.0 °C5.1 °C18.6 °C-8.8 °C008
February 9.5 °C2.1 °C5.6 °C23.2 °C-10.0 °C007
March 12.4 °C4.2 °C8.2 °C27.9 °C-7.9 °C003
April 17.0 °C7.7 °C12.5 °C32.2 °C-8.4 °C200
May 21.1 °C12.7 °C17.3 °C35.4 °C5.2 °C610
June 23.8 °C17.1 °C20.7 °C35.2 °C9.2 °C1010
July 25.5 °C20.3 °C23.0 °C37.2 °C13.9 °C1620
August 26.1 °C21.2 °C23.6 °C34.7 °C15.3 °C1920
September 24.0 °C18.0 °C21.0 °C36.4 °C9.3 °C1120
October 20.9 °C13.8 °C17.3 °C31.7 °C-0.7 °C600
November 15.7 °C8.0 °C11.6 °C25.3 °C-4.0 °C001
December 10.8 °C4.1 °C7.2 °C24.7 °C-7.0 °C005

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January 170 mm149.5 h/day71 %81 %12 km/h10.4 °C
February 141 mm1311 h/day67 %80 %12 km/h9.1 °C
March 146 mm1412 h/day66 %80 %12 km/h9.1 °C
April 100 mm1313 h/day61 %79 %11 km/h11.4 °C
May 108 mm1215 h/day58 %82 %10 km/h16.6 °C
June 148 mm1415 h/day57 %86 %11 km/h22.1 °C
July 222 mm1815 h/day65 %89 %10 km/h25.0 °C
August 246 mm2014 h/day67 %89 %10.0 km/h26.1 °C
September 250 mm1613 h/day57 %86 %10 km/h24.5 °C
October 242 mm1411 h/day59 %84 %10 km/h20.8 °C
November 191 mm129.9 h/day60 %82 %11 km/h16.6 °C
December 176 mm139.2 h/day66 %81 %12 km/h12.9 °C

How Batumi compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Batumi 26 °C 2.0 °C 2,140 mm 70
Trabzon · Turkey 25 °C 2.1 °C 1,678 mm 41
Erzurum · Turkey 25 °C -12 °C 624 mm 32
Nalchik · Russia 25 °C -7.1 °C 1,444 mm 42
Tbilisi · Georgia 30 °C -4.1 °C 681 mm 96
Sochi · Russia 26 °C 2.1 °C 1,315 mm 61
Erzincan · Turkey 30 °C -8.1 °C 676 mm 90

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Batumi.

QuestionsCommon questions about Batumi’s climate

When is the best time to visit Batumi?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Batumi get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 9 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 24 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Batumi?

September, averaging 250 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is April with 100 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,140 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Batumi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
41.641°, 41.631° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.