Georgia in October

Rtveli and autumn colour; Tusheti closes.

• Tbilisi and the east · Tbilisi, Kakheti, Mtskheta, Goribest weather

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

• Black Sea coast · Batumi, Kobuleti, Anakliarainy

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

• Greater Caucasus · Kazbegi, Svaneti, Tusheti, Gudaurifine

  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, Javakhetibest weather

  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.

• Rtveli (grape harvest)

  Late Sep – Oct

  Harvest in Kakheti; guesthouses full at weekends.

• Svetitskhovloba (Mtskheta)

  14 Oct

  Church festival at Mtskheta.

• Tbilisoba

  Early Oct (weekend — check)

  City festival with food and wine stalls.

Crowds · Georgia

Medium

Prices · Georgia

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Tbilisi and the east

  Best weather of the year (Tbilisi, Kakheti, Mtskheta, Gori)

• Imereti and the south

  Best weather of the year (Kutaisi, Borjomi, Vardzia, Javakheti)

• Tbilisi

  Best month; Tbilisoba festival.

• Kutaisi

  Best months: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct: mild temperatures and lower rainfall than winter