Batumi · Month comparison

March vs May

May ranks #1 overall vs March at #5. Pre-beach sweet spot — 20°C, restaurants reopen seafront terraces, no marshrutka chaos yet.

Magnolia blossom in Batumi Botanical Garden

March

#5 of 12 months

Best match

First magnolias open in Batumi Botanical Garden — sub-tropical spring earlier than anywhere in Georgia.

  • ↑Botanical Garden's magnolia, camellia and rhododendron all bloom in March
  • ↑Boulevard 6km bike rentals reopen — €3/hour
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
FactorMarchMay
Weather score
5
8
Value score
10
8
Crowd score
10
8
Events score
4
6
Atmosphere
7
9
Avg high temp12°C20°C
Monthly rain110mm90mm
Daily sunshine5hrs7hrs

March trade-offs

  • ↓110mm rain still common — pack a shell
  • ↓Sea at 9°C, off-limits for swimming

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 →March in detail →May in detail →
Scores compare months within Batumi. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →