Batumi · Month comparison

June vs May

May ranks #1 overall vs June at #4. Pre-beach sweet spot — 20°C, restaurants reopen seafront terraces, no marshrutka chaos yet.

Batumi beachfront with Ferris wheel in June

June

#4 of 12 months

Best match

Beach season opens — 24°C, sea at 22°C, weekenders from Tbilisi but not yet the Russian/Turkish wave.

  • Sea swimmable at 22°C across all boulevard beaches
  • Batumi International Music Festival typically late June
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
FactorJuneMay
Weather score
8
8
Value score
6
8
Crowd score
6
8
Events score
7
6
Atmosphere
9
9
Avg high temp24°C20°C
Monthly rain130mm90mm
Daily sunshine8hrs7hrs

June trade-offs

  • 130mm rain — afternoon thunderstorms typical of sub-tropical climate
  • Weekend marshrutka and train traffic from Tbilisi noticeably heavier

May trade-offs

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