Plan your trip
May–June and September–October are the most comfortable months: warm days, cool evenings and the grape harvest in autumn. July and August are hot; winter is mild, quiet and cheaper.
By Mikheil Papava · Updated Bars run from the average low to the average high. Highlighted: the best months to visit.
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Cold and quiet, with occasional snow. Georgian Orthodox Christmas falls on 7 January, when the Alilo processions fill the streets, and the “Old New Year” is celebrated on the 14th. Sulphur baths and long dinners come into their own.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season
Pack: Warm coat, hat, waterproof shoes.
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Usually the quietest and cheapest month: few visitors, short queues and low hotel prices. Grey days alternate with crisp, sunny ones — good for museums, theatre and the opera season.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season
Pack: Warm layers and a scarf.
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Spring arrives: almond and plum trees blossom in the old courtyards. Georgia celebrates Mother’s Day on 3 March and Women’s Day on the 8th, so flower sellers appear on every corner.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season
Pack: Light jacket and an umbrella.
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Green and fresh, with more showers. Orthodox Easter (its date moves every year) is the biggest holiday of spring: candle-lit services at midnight and red-dyed eggs everywhere.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season
Pack: Layers, rain jacket, comfortable shoes.
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One of the best months: warm days, everything in bloom and terraces open — even if it is also one of the rainiest, usually in short afternoon showers. Independence Day on 26 May brings concerts and crowds to Rustaveli Avenue.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season · New Wine Festival
Pack: T-shirt and a light jacket for the evening; a small umbrella.
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Long, warm days and the city at its liveliest — ideal for walking the old town, rooftop bars and day trips to the mountains, where the snow has melted from the high roads.
Pack: Summer clothes, sunscreen; something warmer for the mountains.
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Hot: afternoons often pass 30 °C and many locals leave for the sea or the mountains. Sightsee in the morning and evening, spend the afternoon in a museum or a shaded courtyard, and swim at the Tbilisi Sea.
What’s on: Art-Gene Festival
Pack: Light, breathable clothes, hat, water bottle.
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The hottest month and the quietest in the city itself. Evenings on the river and in the hills are lovely; 28 August (Mariamoba, the Dormition of the Virgin) is a public holiday.
Pack: Summer clothes, sunscreen, a scarf for churches.
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Many locals’ favourite month: warm but no longer hot, golden light and the grape harvest (rtveli) beginning in Kakheti. A perfect time for a wine trip.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season
Pack: T-shirt and a light jacket.
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Autumn colours, harvest season and Tbilisoba, the city’s festival, usually held in October with food, wine and music in the old town. Days are mild and clear — one of the very best months to come.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season · Tbilisoba
Pack: Layers and a warmer jacket for the evening.
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Cooler and quieter, with the last warm days early in the month. New-vintage wine reaches the bars, and Giorgoba (St George’s Day) on 23 November is a public holiday.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season
Pack: Warm jacket and layers.
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Festive lights, New Year markets and the build-up to New Year’s Eve, the biggest party of the year, with fireworks over the whole city at midnight. Cold, but mostly dry.
What’s on: Opera & ballet season · Tbilisi International Film Festival
Pack: Warm coat, hat and gloves.
Climate: 30-year averages (1996–2025) from ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo for central Tbilisi. Rainy days = days with at least 1 mm of rain; reanalysis tends to slightly overcount them.
May, June, September and October. Days are warm (around 20–27 °C), evenings are cool, and autumn brings the grape harvest and Tbilisoba.
In July and August the average high is about 30 °C and heatwaves above 35 °C are common. Plan sightseeing for mornings and evenings.
Sometimes, usually in January and February, but snow rarely lasts long in the city. The average low in January is a little below 0 °C.
Winter outside the New Year holidays — January after the 14th and February — is usually the quietest and cheapest time.
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