Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is a capital city in Georgia, 433 m above sea level. It has a population of about 1,331,485 (2024). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now19°C
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Population1.33M
Local time16:51
41.69° N, 44.83° EElevation 433 mUTC+4 · Georgia Standard Time
October: high / low20° / 11°
Rain this month52mm
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Tbilisi at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:21 · 18:1110 h 50 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:32Next holiday23 NovemberSaint George's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month32°C
Average high in August
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthMay
81 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
20 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 3 km
How Tbilisi has grown
People living in the built-up area (151 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+10%898k in 1975 → 988k in 2025Weather in Tbilisi
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
19°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 7 km/h · humidity 90%
Today22 Oct20°16°16.9 mm
Fri23 Oct21°13°0.9 mm
Sat24 Oct20°15°2.7 mm
Sun25 Oct19°14°0.6 mm
Mon26 Oct19°13°
Tue27 Oct20°13°
Wed28 Oct19°14°
Thu29 Oct20°14°6.4 mm
Fri30 Oct17°14°14.2 mm
Sat31 Oct19°13°
When to go to Tbilisi
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 41 | 40 | 52 | 69 | 64 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 72 | 78 | 55 | 43 |
| High | 7° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 20° | 13° | 8° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 20 | 28 | 38 | 65 | 81 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 52 | 36 | 23 |
| Wet days | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
What's on in Tbilisi
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Tbilisi
1.9 km
Metekhi churchBuilt 1300
2.9 km
Writers' HouseBuilt 1905
2 km
Juma MosqueBuilt 1723
2.8 km
Mshrali BridgeBuilt 1851
2.2 km
Sioni CathedralBuilt 601
2.7 km
Orbeliani PalaceBuilt 1880
Museum2.9 km
Georgian National MuseumBuilt 2004
Museum2.8 km
Art Museum of GeorgiaBuilt 1920More museums: Avlabari printing house · ეთნოგრაფიული ექსპოზიცია · Tbilisi Wine Museum · Museum of Illusions · Memorial Museum of Nariman Narimanov · ფორაქიშვილების დარბაზი · State museum of Georgian folk songs and musical instruments · Holoseum
Outdoors around Tbilisi
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Mtatsminda ParkTheme parks
0.8 kmKazbegi ViewViewpoints
1.2 kmTbilisi Balneological ResortHot springs & thermal baths
1.7 kmTabori Hills Golf & RecreationGolf courses
1.8 kmClimbing area Botanical Garden, TbilisiClimbing
1.9 kmChreli AbanoHot springs & thermal baths
2 kmNature around Tbilisi
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Georgia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Tbilisi
Earthquakes around Tbilisi
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195040magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record72within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.0Kvaisi 8 km ↓1991 · 128 km
6.8Katnarat 8 km ↓1988 · 95 km
6.4Mutso 9 km ←1992 · 102 km
6.3Java 11 km ↗1991 · 109 km
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
International Teaching University of GeorgiaUniversity or college · founded 1195
University of GeorgiaUniversity or college · founded 1785
Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1912
V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State ConservationUniversity or college · founded 1917
Tbilisi State Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1918
Tbilisi State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1918
Georgian Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1922
Tbilisi State Academy of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1922
Agricultural University of GeorgiaUniversity or college · founded 1929
Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of GeographyUniversity or college · founded 1933
Georgian National Academy of SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1941
David Tvildiani Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1989
David Agmashenebeli University of GeorgiaUniversity or college · founded 1992
Georgian Aviation UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
Grigol Robakidze UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1992
Tbilisi Humanitarian UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
Georgian Institute of Public AffairsUniversity or college · founded 1994
Caucasus International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1995
International Black Sea UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1995
University GeomediUniversity or college · founded 1998
Caucasus Academic CentreUniversity or college · founded 1999
Georgian American UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2001
Georgian National University SEUUniversity or college · founded 2001
Alte UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Tbilisi University MetekhiUniversity or college · founded 2002
IB Euro-Caucasus UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Caucasus UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2004
Ilia State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2006
Free University of TbilisiUniversity or college · founded 2007
Georgian International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2008
Saint Andrew First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of GeorgiaUniversity or college · founded 2008
European UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2011
New Higher Education Institute - NEWUNIUniversity or college · founded 2013
New Vision UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2013
Business and Technology UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2016
Alterbridge UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2019
Ken Walker International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2019
British UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2020
Classical and Traditional Medicine AcademyUniversity or college
East-West UniversityUniversity or college
Educational University Interpharma PlusUniversity or college
St Grigol Peradze Tbilisi Teaching UniversityUniversity or college
George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and VirologyResearch institute · founded 1923
Evgeni Kharadze Georgian National Astrophysical ObservatoryResearch institute · founded 1932
M. Nodia Institute of GeophysicsResearch institute · founded 1933
Agladze Inorganic Chemistry and ElectrochemistryResearch institute · founded 1956
Center for Social SciencesResearch institute · founded 2003
National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage PreservationResearch institute · founded 2006
Tbilisi from above
Around Tbilisi36 places to see, do and reach nearby
Tbilisi ReservoirNature6.5 kmLisi LakeNature10 kmKumisi lakeNature12 kmTurtle LakeNature6.7 kmKrtsanisiskheviNature8.0 kmTbilisi National ParkNature21 kmMadatov IslandNature2.6 kmMount IalnoMountain26 kmIkvliviMountain29 kmდიდგორი (თრიალეთის ქედი)Mountain28 kmMount Namuris SeriMountain12 kmGomeriMountain35 kmZakarias-TaviMountain25 kmMetekhi churchMonument1.9 kmWriters' HouseMonument2.9 kmJuma MosqueMonument2.0 kmMshrali BridgeMonument2.8 kmSioni CathedralMonument2.2 kmOrbeliani PalaceMonument2.7 kmNational Botanical Garden of GeorgiaMonument2.3 kmNational Youth PalaceMonument3.0 kmGeorgian National MuseumMuseum2.9 kmArt Museum of GeorgiaMuseum2.8 kmMuseum of Soviet OccupationMuseum2.8 kmSimon Janashia Museum of GeorgiaMuseum2.9 kmNational Gallery of GeorgiaMuseum3.0 kmStationStation0.3 kmStationStation1.8 kmStationStation4.4 kmTbilisi · ferry portFerry port19 kmRustaviPlace19 kmMtskhetaPlace20 kmTsknetiPlace11 kmKojoriPlace12 kmMartqopiPlace19 kmDidi LiloPlace12 km
Getting to Tbilisi
Tbilisi International AirportTBS
10 kmShirak International AirportLWN
133 kmGanja International AirportGNJ
163 km2508 კმRailway station
0.3 kmნავთლუღიRailway station
1.8 kmთბილისის ცენტრალური სადგურიRailway station
4.4 kmნავსადგურიFerry port
19 kmPlaces near Tbilisi
Places with a climate like Tbilisi
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Tbilisi?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Tbilisi.
What is the hottest month in Tbilisi?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 20°C.
What is the coldest month in Tbilisi?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 7°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Tbilisi?
May is the wettest month with about 81 mm of precipitation on 14 wet days.