Abkhazia · Georgia
Sukhumi
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Abkhazia at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Europe/Moscow
- Country
- Georgia
- Population
- 65,439
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Airports
- SUI
- 20 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,370 km
- 3 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Sukhumi, month by month
- Jan4°
- Feb4°
- Mar7°
- Apr13°
- May18°
- Jun22°
- Jul25°
- Aug26°
- Sept22°
- Oct17°
- Nov11°
- Dec6°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 4°C in January to 26°C in August, with about 1,138 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SukhumiModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 787 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
Airports serving Sukhumi
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBSukhumi
2,370 km
3 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
From AUHSukhumi
2,410 km
3 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Europe/Moscow
- Country
- Georgia
- Currency
- Georgian Lari GELToday's indicative rate: GEL 1 ≈ USD 0.385Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 111fire112general emergency113ambulance122policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +995 · On the right
On the map
Places near Sukhumi
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Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Abkhazia at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)