Batumi · Month comparison

September vs May

May ranks #1 overall vs September at #2. Pre-beach sweet spot — 20°C, restaurants reopen seafront terraces, no marshrutka chaos yet.

September warm light on Batumi boulevard

September

#2 of 12 months

Best match

Best month on balance — sea still 24°C, prices halve overnight, boulevard finally walkable.

  • ↑Sea at 24°C through most of the month
  • ↑Hotel rates drop 50% by mid-month; flights cheaper
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
FactorSeptemberMay
Weather score
9
8
Value score
6
8
Crowd score
6
8
Events score
6
6
Atmosphere
10
9
Avg high temp25°C20°C
Monthly rain200mm90mm
Daily sunshine7hrs7hrs

September trade-offs

  • ↓200mm rain — wettest first half can wash out 2-3 days
  • ↓Some Russian/Israeli direct flight schedules thin out late month

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