Tbilisi

Capital of Georgia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Georgia in our atlas.

It lies at 41.69° N, 44.83° E, about 433 m (1,421 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tbilisi time zone.

Location

Red dot: Tbilisi. Green dots: other major cities of Georgia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Tbilisi has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (25°F). Around 378 mm (15 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in May.

6°-4°Jan188°-3°Feb1714°1°Mar2818°5°Apr4924°11°May5830°16°Jun4933°19°Jul2732°19°Aug2727°14°Sep2520°8°Oct3812°2°Nov257°-2°Dec17mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Rustaveli Theatre
Rustaveli TheatreTheatre in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet TheatreOpera house in Tbilisi, Georgia
Freedom Square
Freedom SquareSquare in Tbilisi, Georgia
Museum of Soviet Occupation
Museum of Soviet OccupationMuseum of Soviet occupation in Tbilisi
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi StadiumFootball stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia
Turtle Lake
Turtle LakeLake near Tbilisi, Georgia
Art Museum of Georgia
Art Museum of GeorgiaMuseum in Tbilisi, Georgia
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia
Simon Janashia Museum of GeorgiaMuseum in Tbilisi, Georgia

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in GeorgiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Rustaveli National Theater in Georgia (Europe), built 19th century in Rococo style: DDohler, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • National Opera House. Tbilisi, Georgia: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Freedom Square, Tbilisi, Georgia: LeontinaVarlamonva, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Museum of the Soviet Occupation in Tbilisi: Jeremy Teigen from USA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Mikhain Meskhi Stadium 2024: Прикли, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Kus tba (კუს ტბა): Nino Ozbetelashvili from Georgia, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Image-Tbilisi XIXc 05: Dmitri Yermakov, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Rustaveli museum: Julien Pauthier from Bielefeld, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)