Gudauri Weather in December
Gudauri in December
The short of it: Gudauri in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -9° · rain 74 mm · daylight 9 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Gudauri an average December high of -2°, a low of -9° and some 74 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -2°; nights run about -9°. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 5 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Gudauri runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Sioni, 17 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Gudauri, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SioniMtskheta-Mtianeti | 17 km NNE | -1° | -9° | 62 mm |
| PasanauriMtskheta-Mtianeti | 22 km SE | 4° | -5° | 43 mm |
| StepantsmindaMtskheta-Mtianeti | 24 km NE | -1° | -9° | 55 mm |
| AkhalgoriMtskheta-Mtianeti | 39 km S | 7° | 0° | 35 mm |
| DzhayrakhIngushetiya Republic | 42 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 38 mm |
| Verkhniy FiagdonNorth Ossetia–Alania | 42 km NNW | 4° | -5° | 44 mm |
| ZhinvaliMtskheta-Mtianeti | 46 km SSE | 7° | -1° | 34 mm |
| DushetiMtskheta-Mtianeti | 47 km SSE | 7° | -1° | 34 mm |