Climate
The climate in Kutaisi is humid subtropical with a well-defined on-shore/monsoonal flow (characteristic of the Colchis Plain) during the Autumn and Winter months. The summers are generally hot and relatively dry while the winters are wet and cool. Average annual temperature in the city is 14.5 degrees Celsius. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 5.3 degrees Celsius while July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius. The absolute minimum recorded temperature is −17 degrees Celsius and the absolute maximum is 44 degrees Celsius. Average annual precipitation is around 1,530 mm (60.24 in). Rain may fall in every season of the year. The city often experiences heavy, wet snowfall (snowfall of 30 cm/12 inches or more per single snowstorm is not uncommon) in the winter, but the snow cover usually does not last for more than a week. Kutaisi experiences powerful easterly winds in the summer which descend from the nearby mountains.
| Climate data for Kutaisi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9 (49) |
11 (51) |
13 (56) |
18 (65) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
28 (83) |
26 (78) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
4 (39) |
6 (42) |
9 (49) |
14 (57) |
17 (62) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
11 (51) |
7 (44) |
11.4 (52.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 145 (5.7) |
104 (4.1) |
86 (3.4) |
84 (3.3) |
84 (3.3) |
112 (4.4) |
99 (3.9) |
91 (3.6) |
122 (4.8) |
102 (4) |
81 (3.2) |
183 (7.2) |
1,293 (50.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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