Tbilisi vs Vladikavkaz: which is sunnier?
🇬🇪 Georgia vs 🇷🇺 Russia · 173 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tbilisi is the sunnier overall: about 2,155 hours of sunshine a year to Vladikavkaz's 1,987. Tbilisi has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, Vladikavkaz in 2 (2 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Tbilisi | Vladikavkaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,155 | 1,987 |
| Sunniest month | September (87/100) | September (79/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 11/100 | 7/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 74/100 |
| Rain / year | 378 mm | 793 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Tbilisi vs Vladikavkaz month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | Vladikavkaz | Tbilisi | Vladikavkaz | Tbilisi | Vladikavkaz | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 7° | 6° | 18 | 38 |
| February | 7 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 17 | 33 |
| March | 50 | 26 | 15° | 12° | 28 | 63 |
| April | 82 | 58 | 20° | 17° | 49 | 74 |
| May | 81 | 71 | 25° | 22° | 58 | 107 |
| June | 82 | 69 | 31° | 26° | 49 | 117 |
| July | 69 | 75 | 34° | 29° | 27 | 84 |
| August | 69 | 78 | 34° | 29° | 27 | 69 |
| September | 87 | 79 | 28° | 25° | 25 | 62 |
| October | 84 | 72 | 21° | 19° | 38 | 64 |
| November | 36 | 27 | 13° | 12° | 25 | 47 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 17 | 35 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Tbilisi · Mar Tbilisi · Apr Tbilisi · May Tbilisi · Jun Tbilisi · Jul Vladikavkaz · Aug Vladikavkaz · Sep Tbilisi · Oct Tbilisi · Nov Tbilisi · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tbilisi (average score 11/100 vs 7). Daytime highs are similar (9°C vs 9°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Tbilisi (average score 71/100 vs 52). Tbilisi is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Tbilisi averages 73/100, Vladikavkaz 74/100. Tbilisi is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- September–October: Tbilisi (average score 86/100 vs 76). Tbilisi is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Tbilisi weather by month · Vladikavkaz weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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