- Elevation
- 887 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- AER Sochi International Airport48 km
- SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport84 km
About Ritsa Lake
Ritsa Lake is a lake. Location: Abkhazia, Georgia. Elevation: 887 m.
Lake Ritsa (Georgian: რიწა, romanized: rits'a; Abkhaz: Риҵа) is a lake in the north-western part of Abkhazia, in the Caucasus Mountains. It is surrounded by mixed mountain forests and subalpine meadows. The road from the Black Sea coast was built in 1936. The resort of Avadhara lies to the north of the lake. The lake was an important tourist attraction during the Soviet period.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 116 m
- Area
- 1.5 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Ritsa Lake
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 161 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 89 | 95 | 124 | 125 | 123 | 107 | 109 | 127 | 139 | 161 | 149 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Ritsa Lake
The nearest airport is Sochi International Airport (AER), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 221 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Sochi International Airport (AER) Sochi 48 kmwest
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 84 kmsoutheast
- Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport (KRR) Krasnodar 204 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 221 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 223 kmsoutheast
- Rize Population: 119.8K 273 kmsouth
- Trabzon Population: 244.1K 283 kmsouth
- Giresun Population: 125.7K 336 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ritsa Lake
Within 100 km: 8 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Mta Achibakhi Mountain 8 kmSE
- Ozero Malaya Ritsa Lake 3 kmW
- Gagris Kedi Mountain 16 kmW
- Bzyb Mountain Range Mountain 23 kmSE
25–60 km5 places
- Kolkhida River 32 kmSW
- Gora Bagnarges Mountain 30 kmW
- Psou River 44 kmW
- Bzipi River 38 kmSW
60–100 km5 places
- K’odori River 90 kmSE
- Gora Dombay-Ul’gen Mountain 100 kmE
- Tba Amtqeli Lake 75 kmSE
- Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ozero Malaya Ritsa Lake, Abkhazia3.2 km W
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Mta Achibakhi Mountain, Abkhazia7.6 km SE
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Agepsta River, Abkhazia11 km W
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Gora Agepsta Mountain, Georgia9 km NW
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Gagris Kedi Mountain, Abkhazia16 km W
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Mta Arabika Mountain, Abkhazia17 km SW
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Bzyb Mountain Range Mountain, Georgia23 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources