Rize vs Kutaisi: which is sunnier?
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇬🇪 Georgia · 175 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Rize and Kutaisi are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,004 vs 2,029 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 months, with 4 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Rize | Kutaisi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,004 | 2,029 |
| Sunniest month | May (78/100) | May (78/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 26/100 | 23/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 77/100 | 69/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,183 mm | 1,127 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Rize vs Kutaisi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rize | Kutaisi | Rize | Kutaisi | Rize | Kutaisi | |
| January | 12 | 6 | 10° | 9° | 114 | 104 |
| February | 19 | 19 | 11° | 11° | 82 | 85 |
| March | 37 | 42 | 14° | 15° | 94 | 103 |
| April | 64 | 77 | 18° | 20° | 74 | 73 |
| May | 78 | 78 | 23° | 25° | 67 | 68 |
| June | 77 | 76 | 27° | 30° | 74 | 79 |
| July | 78 | 69 | 29° | 33° | 66 | 73 |
| August | 76 | 62 | 30° | 34° | 79 | 72 |
| September | 67 | 70 | 27° | 29° | 126 | 114 |
| October | 63 | 68 | 23° | 23° | 149 | 121 |
| November | 49 | 51 | 17° | 17° | 135 | 122 |
| December | 23 | 17 | 12° | 11° | 123 | 113 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Rize · Feb even · Mar Kutaisi · Apr Kutaisi · May even · Jun even · Jul Rize · Aug Rize · Sep Kutaisi · Oct Kutaisi · Nov even · Dec Rize.
When to pick which
- November–February: Rize (average score 26/100 vs 23). Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kutaisi (average score 66/100 vs 60). Kutaisi is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
- June–August: Rize (average score 77/100 vs 69). Kutaisi is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Kutaisi (average score 69/100 vs 65). Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 26°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Rize weather by month · Kutaisi weather by month · Best time to visit Türkiye.
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