Forgotten tropical land of the former USSR - Abkhazia in 5 steps
Abkhazia is one of the most interesting places I have ever visited. I often had the impression that I was traveling around a tropical museum of the former USSR.
Sukhum, Abkhazia, Georgia has an average annual maximum temperature of 18°C (64°F), ranging from 9°C (48°F) in January to 28°C (82°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
In Sukhum, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 21°C (70°F) in August to 2°C (36°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Sukhum by month:
The coldest point of the day usually falls between 4 AM and 6 AM, with temperatures peaking around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Sukhum spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
The map below shows the annual temperature across Abkhazia, Georgia. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
Sukhum's average annual maximum temperature is 18°C (64°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually, known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Sukhum's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Sukhum climate page.
Pick a month to see the average temperature, rainfall and sunshine in Sukhum - and find the best time to visit.
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Forgotten tropical land of the former USSR - Abkhazia in 5 steps
Abkhazia is one of the most interesting places I have ever visited. I often had the impression that I was traveling around a tropical museum of the former USSR.
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