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Ozero Malaya Ritsa

Located in Abkhazia, Georgia Coordinates: 43°28′33″ N 40°30′14″ E

Map showing the location of Ozero Malaya Ritsa Ozero Malaya Ritsa
Location in Georgia
Elevation
1,250 m
above sea level
Nearest town
P'skhu
27 km E
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
AER Sochi International Airport44 km
SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport85 km

About Ozero Malaya Ritsa

Ozero Malaya Ritsa is a lake. Location: Abkhazia, Georgia. Elevation: 1,250 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Smaller Ritsa (Georgian: პატარა რიწა), located in Abkhazia, is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains, surrounded by mixed mountain forests and subalpine meadows.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
10 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Ozero Malaya Ritsa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
November (161 mm)
Driest month
February (89 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 Ozero Malaya Ritsa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°15°19°22°22°18°14°7°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°2°5°8°11°11°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1148995124125123107109127139161149

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ozero Malaya Ritsa

The nearest airport is Sochi International Airport (AER), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 224 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sochi International Airport (AER) Sochi 44 kmwest
  • Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 85 kmsoutheast
  • Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport (KRR) Krasnodar 203 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 273 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 282 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 334 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ozero Malaya Ritsa

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

0–25 km7 places

  • Mta Achibakhi Mountain 9 kmSE
  • Ritsa Lake Lake 3 kmE
  • Gagris Kedi Mountain 13 kmW
  • Bzyb Mountain Range Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km5 places

  • Kolkhida River 30 kmSW
  • Gora Bagnarges Mountain 27 kmW
  • Psou River 41 kmW
  • Bzipi River 36 kmSW

60–100 km4 places

  • K’odori River 91 kmSE
  • Tba Amtqeli Lake 77 kmSE
  • Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 80 kmE
  • Amt’q’eli River 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • P'skhu Village, Abkhazia
    27 km E
  • Kolkhida Village, Abkhazia
    30 km SW
  • Gagra City, Gagra District
    29 km SW
  • Aibgha Village, Abkhazia
    26 km NW
  • Baghnari Village, Abkhazia
    29 km W
  • Alakhadzi Village, Abkhazia
    34 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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