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Village

Kolkhida

Located in Abkhazia, Georgia Coordinates: 43°15′28″ N 40°17′16″ E

Map showing the location of Kolkhida Kolkhida
Location in Georgia
Population
3,102
3.1K
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
AER Sochi International Airport34 km
SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport82 km

About Kolkhida

Kolkhida is a village. Location: Abkhazia, Georgia. Population: 3,102. Elevation: 7 m.

From Wikipedia

Psakhara or Kolkhida (Georgian: კოლხიდა, Kʼolkhida; Abkhaz: Ԥсахара, Phsachara) is a village at an altitude of 20 meters from sea level in the Gagra District of Abkhazia. Official status of urban-type settlement was received in 1982.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Kolkhida

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).

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Climate of Kolkhida
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 Kolkhida

The nearest airport is Sochi International Airport (AER), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batumi, 211 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sochi International Airport (AER) Sochi 34 kmnorthwest
  • Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 82 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 213 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 211 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 249 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 254 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 304 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kolkhida

Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Gora Bagnarges Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Bzipi River 7 kmS
  • Gagris Kedi Mountain 20 kmN
  • Kolkhida River 1 kmSE

25–60 km8 places

  • Psou River 27 kmNW
  • Pkhista River 31 kmNW
  • Bzyb Mountain Range Mountain 37 kmE
  • Gora Agepsta Mountain 36 kmNE

60–100 km4 places

  • Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 92 kmE
  • Amt’q’eli River 88 kmE
  • Tba Amtqeli Lake 84 kmE
  • K’odori River 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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