Sochi vs Kutaisi: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇬🇪 Georgia · 250 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Sochi is the sunnier overall: about 2,236 hours of sunshine a year to Kutaisi's 2,029. Kutaisi has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Sochi in 2 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Sochi | Kutaisi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,236 | 2,029 |
| Sunniest month | August (80/100) | May (78/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 16/100 | 23/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 77/100 | 69/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,287 mm | 1,127 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Sochi vs Kutaisi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | Kutaisi | Sochi | Kutaisi | Sochi | Kutaisi | |
| January | 0 | 6 | 8° | 9° | 136 | 104 |
| February | 6 | 19 | 9° | 11° | 116 | 85 |
| March | 23 | 42 | 12° | 15° | 119 | 103 |
| April | 57 | 77 | 17° | 20° | 84 | 73 |
| May | 75 | 78 | 22° | 25° | 91 | 68 |
| June | 76 | 76 | 27° | 30° | 84 | 79 |
| July | 76 | 69 | 30° | 33° | 87 | 73 |
| August | 80 | 62 | 30° | 34° | 64 | 72 |
| September | 71 | 70 | 26° | 29° | 116 | 114 |
| October | 66 | 68 | 21° | 23° | 139 | 121 |
| November | 40 | 51 | 15° | 17° | 125 | 122 |
| December | 17 | 17 | 11° | 11° | 126 | 113 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Kutaisi · Feb Kutaisi · Mar Kutaisi · Apr Kutaisi · May Kutaisi · Jun even · Jul Sochi · Aug Sochi · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Kutaisi · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Kutaisi (average score 23/100 vs 16). Daytime highs are similar (11°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kutaisi (average score 66/100 vs 52). Kutaisi is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Sochi (average score 77/100 vs 69). Kutaisi is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Sochi averages 69/100, Kutaisi 69/100. Kutaisi is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Sochi weather by month · Kutaisi weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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