Batumi · Month comparison

January vs May

May ranks #1 overall vs January at #10. Pre-beach sweet spot — 20°C, restaurants reopen seafront terraces, no marshrutka chaos yet.

Batumi seafront under winter rain

January

#10 of 12 months

Worth considering

Wettest month — Georgian New Year on 14 Jan fills cafés, but the boulevard is rain-lashed.

  • ↑Adjarian khachapuri at Retro Boulevard or Laguna at half-summer prices
  • ↑Old Georgian New Year (Bedoba, 14 Jan) — full restaurant atmosphere
Batumi New Boulevard and Ferris wheel in May

May

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Pre-beach sweet spot — 20°C, restaurants reopen seafront terraces, no marshrutka chaos yet.

  • ↑Tbilisi-Batumi train at Stadler 5h speed is comfortable and €25 in business
  • ↑Adjarian wine harvest preview tastings in Keda valley
FactorJanuaryMay
Weather score
3
8
Value score
10
8
Crowd score
10
8
Events score
4
6
Atmosphere
6
9
Avg high temp9°C20°C
Monthly rain200mm90mm
Daily sunshine3hrs7hrs

January trade-offs

  • ↓200mm rain across 17 wet days — bring proper waterproofs
  • ↓Beach culture entirely closed; pier promenade often inaccessible in storms
  • ↓Many beachfront hotels run on skeleton service

May trade-offs

  • ↓Sea at 17°C — chilly but possible for cold-water swimmers
  • ↓90mm rain still arrives in afternoon thundery bursts
See all 12 months for Batumi →January in detail →May in detail →
Scores compare months within Batumi. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →