Georgia in January

Cold; ski season at Gudauri; New Year and Christmas closures.

• Tbilisi and the east · Tbilisi, Kakheti, Mtskheta, Goricool

  Hot dry summers (35 °C+ in Tbilisi), mild winters; the October grape harvest (rtveli) is the peak in Kakheti.

• Black Sea coast · Batumi, Kobuleti, Anakliacool

  Subtropical and the wettest part of the country; beach season June–September, heavy rain in autumn.

• Greater Caucasus · Kazbegi, Svaneti, Tusheti, Gudauricool

  Hiking July–September; Tusheti road open roughly June to early October; ski season December–March at Gudauri and Mestia.

• Imereti and the south · Kutaisi, Borjomi, Vardzia, Javakheticool

  Kutaisi is humid; the Javakheti plateau is high and cold in winter.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  1–2 Jan

  Shops and restaurants closed; family feasts.

• Orthodox Christmas

  7 Jan

  Alilo processions; closures.

• Epiphany (Natlismtsemloba)

  19 Jan

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Georgia

Medium

Prices · Georgia

Low

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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