Kutaisi weather in October
October in Kutaisi: nice, rainy, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#3 of 12 months in Kutaisi · #423 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 83/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 23°C
- Nights
- 14°C
- Wet days
- 12
- Sun
- 7.9 h
- Humidity
- 72%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Kutaisi in October
Notes from nearby Bakuriani (89 km away)
Kutaisi doesn't have its own notes for October yet — these are about Bakuriani, close enough to share the season.
Bakuriani-forum threads on an October visit describe real accumulation as unusual in mid-October, though caps stay visible on the surrounding mountain tops throughout the month. Regulars call the skiing season here starting after the tenth of December, several posters warning against expecting lift-served winter conditions this early. Posters call one October notably different, an early system on the twenty-fourth bringing genuine accumulation to the wider Georgia region though many cars were unprepared for it. Regulars call Bakuriani a genuine year-round outdoor resort, horseback riding and mountain activities cited as real options alongside the winter draw. Posters recommend flexible October plans regardless of the forecast, several threads describing conditions here as capable of shifting with little warning this time of year. The record: 12.5C days feeling like 10C, 3.2C nights, an extraordinarily high 82.9mm across nearly 13 days and 81 percent humidity.
Other months in Kutaisi
Forum posters cite average November highs across Georgia's lowlands around 12-13C, mild enough for a light jacket by day but genuinely cold at night, with thicker jackets and warm layers recommended for evenings. Posters describe rain as a real possibility in lowland areas like Kutaisi, with snow already starting in the mountains by late October or early November. Posters are consistent that mountain regions run noticeably colder than Tbilisi, Kutaisi or other lowland cities, meaning a trip combining both requires packing for two different climates. Posters generally confirm November remains a workable time to visit Georgia overall despite the cooling temperatures. Posters generally rate November as mild by day, cold by night and occasionally rainy for Kutaisi, with nearby mountain excursions requiring meaningfully warmer gear.
Forum posters call May a good period to visit Georgia's lowlands generally - around 20C with real rain chances, everything intensely green from the spring moisture. Regulars specifically recommend later May over earlier in the month: fewer rainy days by then, with flowers and greenery at their most vivid. Rain in May tends to be short and clears quickly rather than settling in, so posters say it's manageable with a bit of trip flexibility rather than a reason to avoid the month. In the surrounding mountains, though, it's still chilly enough that a warm raincoat stays necessary even as the lowlands warm up - a reminder that Kutaisi's own valley weather doesn't extend to nearby highland day trips like Sataplia Park.
Add your own note from Kutaisi's card on the map.
Kutaisi climate normals — October
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Kutaisi in October
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyCanyon and cave season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Kutaisi's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Best weatherKutaisi's best weather comes in April, May and October — separate windows, not one continuous season.
October includes Rtveli in Imereti.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Kutaisi in October
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Canyon and cave season
1 May – 15 Oct · usuallySummer season opensCrowdedThe day trips the city is used as a base for — the Martvili boats, the Okatse walkway, the Prometheus cave boat ride — run properly in the warm half of the year and shrink or stop outside it.
- Nature
Rtveli in Imereti
1–31 Oct · usuallyHarvestWestern Georgia picks about a fortnight later than Kakheti, so the Imeretian harvest falls in mid-October. Village families take on anyone willing to work, and the qvevri go into the ground straight after. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Kutaisi — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Kutaisi?
Kutaisi in October — FAQ
- Is October a good time to visit Kutaisi?
- October in Kutaisi: nice, rainy, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Kutaisi on SeasonMap's comfort score (83/100).
- What is the weather like in Kutaisi in October?
- In October, Kutaisi averages a daily high of 22.6°C and a low of 14.1°C, with about 145.1 mm of rain over roughly 11.5 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Kutaisi in October?
- Kutaisi has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 35 in October.
Within 300 km: Gudauri's Rtveli grape harvest around 5 Sep – 15 Oct, and Kazbegi's Autumn in the valley around 25 Sep – 31 Oct.