When to go · Kazbegi
Kazbegi in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Georgia: Green and warm; the best month in the lowlands.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- Georgia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Georgia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Georgia: Green and warm; the best month in the lowlands.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- KazbegiHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 14 days
- Greater Caucasus, Georgia · Kazbegi, Svaneti, Tusheti, Gudaurifine
Hiking July–September; Tusheti road open roughly June to early October; ski season December–March at Gudauri and Mestia.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Easter big impact
Orthodox Easter: 2 May 2027 (Friday–Monday off — check) · Georgia
Four-day holiday; churches full at midnight; cemeteries visited on Monday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Georgia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Georgia overall
- Medium
Georgia overall: Green and warm; the best month in the lowlands.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kazbegi, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jun: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Jun: 13 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Georgia: Green and warm; the best month in the lowlands.
June: Inside Kazbegi's best window: Jun–Sep.
Kazbegi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast