By Nino Gelashvili, Travel News Editor · 09/11/2026
Lowlands stay cool and wet with overcast skies in Tbilisi and heavy rain showers soaking Batumi and Kutaisi, while the high Caucasus turns wintry with sub-zero temperatures and snow showers in Mestia. Several mountain roads remain restricted for trucks and trailers, so check routes before heading toward Gudauri, Kazbegi or Svaneti; the euro trades near 2.90 GEL.
Weather today
| Place | Sky | Low / high | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | overcast | 4° / 9°C | 3% |
| Batumi | rain showers | 7° / 9°C | 98% |
| Kutaisi | rain showers | 5° / 8°C | 98% |
| Telavi | fog | 1° / 8°C | 28% |
| Gudauri | overcast | -9° / -4°C | 8% |
| Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) | overcast | -7° / -2°C | 83% |
| Mestia | snow showers (snow 0.07 cm) | -7° / -1°C | 5% |
Daylight in Tbilisi: 07:42–17:46.
Roads and mountain passes
Restrictions currently notified by the Roads Department:
- Vehicle traffic banned on Goderdzi Pass–Beshumi road
- Movement of trailers and semi-trailers is prohibited on the Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section
- Sachkhere (Sareki)-Uzunta-Shkmeri-Zudali road, km20-km38 section: trucks with trailers and semi-trailers prohibited
- Trucks with trailers and semi-trailers banned on Gudauri-Kobi section
- Certain types of vehicles banned on Nichbisi-Didgori-Didi Toneti road
- Traffic Banned on Tsana–Lasdili and Ushguli–Lasdili Sections
- Traffic restricted for 2 weeks on Kutaisi-Alpana-Mamisoni road, km107-km112 section
- Traffic Banned on Pshaveli–Abano–Omalo Road, km22–km72 Section
Recently reopened: Trailer and semi-trailer traffic resumed on Gudauri (Post Office)–Kobi section; Traffic for high-clearance vehicles resumed on the Tsana-Lasdili and Ushguli-Lasdili sections; Traffic fully restored on the road at the entrance to Oni; Traffic Resumed on Zugdidi–Jvari–Mestia–Lasdili Road, km177–km178 Section.
Live table, refreshed hourly: Georgia road and pass status.
Exchange rate (National Bank of Georgia)
1 USD = 2.595 GEL · 1 EUR = 2.9 GEL · 1 GBP = 3.475 GEL. Official rate; exchange offices in the city centre are usually within 1–2% of it. See money, ATMs and tipping.
Compiled by the GTour desk at 07:30 Tbilisi time from the National Environment Agency/Open-Meteo forecast model, the Roads Department of Georgia and the National Bank of Georgia.
Photo: madras91 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Source: GTour desk. Reported by the GTour desk; updated 9 November 2026, 07:30 (Tbilisi).
