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River

Bzipi

Located in Abkhazia, Georgia Coordinates: 43°11′44″ N 40°16′36″ E

Map showing the location of Bzipi Bzipi
Location in Georgia
Elevation
-2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alakhadzi
2.7 km N
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
AER Sochi International Airport38 km
SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport79 km

About Bzipi

Bzipi is a river. Location: Abkhazia, Georgia.

From Wikipedia

The Bzyb or Bzipi ( or ; Georgian: ბზიფი; Abkhaz: Бзыԥ, romanized: Bzyṗ) is (along with the Kodori) one of the two longest rivers of Abkhazia and the twelfth longest river in Georgia. The river valley has rich biodiversity of herbaceous garden plants, particularly in the gorge section in the upper reaches where the most prominent and colourful bellflower Campanula mirabilis with profuse growth of 100 flowers per plant is given the name, the "Queen of the Abkhazian flora".

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
110 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bzipi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 183 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (188 mm)
Driest month
July (107 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bzipi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°18°22°25°28°28°24°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)2°2°5°9°12°16°19°18°15°10°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)153111111121113115107118141166183188

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October

How to get to Bzipi

The nearest airport is Sochi International Airport (AER), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batumi, 206 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sochi International Airport (AER) Sochi 38 kmnorthwest
  • Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 79 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 207 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 223 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 242 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 248 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 298 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bzipi

Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Kolkhida River 7 kmN

25–60 km11 places

  • Gora Bagnarges Mountain 31 kmN
  • Psou River 30 kmNW
  • Pkhista River 36 kmNW
  • Gagris Kedi Mountain 27 kmN

60–100 km4 places

  • Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 93 kmE
  • Amt’q’eli River 87 kmE
  • Tba Amtqeli Lake 84 kmE
  • K’odori River 83 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

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