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Kakheti

Located in Georgia Coordinates: 41°45′00″ N 45°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kakheti Kakheti
Location in Georgia
Population
298,500
298.5K
Elevation
776 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
Places inside
40
listed under Kakheti
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
TBS Tbilisi International Airport64 km
GNJ Ganja International Airport123 km

About Kakheti

Kakheti is a region. Location: Georgia. Population: 298,500. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (64 km).

Travel notes for Kakheti

From Wikivoyage

Kakheti is a region in eastern Georgia, famous for great weather, golden hills, and Georgia's principal wine country.

Understand+

Kakheti (კახეთი) is a historical province in eastern Georgia. Kakheti, and especially the Alazani valley, is the biggest wine region of Georgia and is considered the cradle of wine. The legend states that from here the wine spread all over the world. And indeed, the main attraction of that region, besides the old churches and monasteries, are the hundreds of small and large, modern and ancient wineries, partly still run family owned.

Also read #Drink below to better understand the importance of this wine region.

Get in+

By bus:

The bordering Georgian region to the west is Kartli, which has several (mini)buses every day running between Tbilisi and mainly Telavi, Gurjaani or Sighnaghi.

The main route is by Gurjaani, but for Telavi it is faster take the turn before Sartichala and across the Gombori Pass.

Coming from the east, it is possible to enter Georgia (and Kakheti) from Azerbaijan with minibuses from (and to) Qax (Qakh) and Zaqatala, which travel through Kakheti and mostly further to Tbilisi – read there.

By car:

There are two options to get into Kakheti from the west. One is highway no. 5 and no. 42 by Gurjaani The other and newer option is highway no. 38, departing shortly after the Tbilisi city border near Vaziani north from highway no. 5. The latter one is via the Gombori Pass and can be slow due to the many turns and serpentines. In winter and with snow it is recommended to take the former route.

The road between Akhmeta and the Georgian Military Highway, via Tianeti, can only be done by 4WD.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Kakheti

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (103 mm)
Driest month
December (26 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 Kakheti
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°17°20°25°28°27°24°16°10°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°0°6°10°14°17°16°12°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)2738487510398686155614426

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kakheti

The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rustavi, 65 km to the west.

Airports

  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 64 kmwest
  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 123 kmsoutheast
  • Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV) Grozny 182 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 65 kmwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 74 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 130 kmsoutheast
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 157 kmsoutheast
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 174 kmsoutheast

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

Places in Kakheti

40 places
  1. 1 Telavi Municipality 51.9K
  2. 2 Sagarejo Municipality 51.8K
  3. 3 Gurjaani Municipality 49.5K
  4. 4 Lagodekhi Municipality 40.1K
  5. 5 Kvareli Municipality 31K
  6. 6 Sighnaghi Municipality 29.9K
  7. 7 Akhmeta Municipality 26.2K
  8. 8 Dedoplistsqaro Municipality 21.2K
  9. 9 Matani 4.5K
  10. 10 Kurdghelauri 4K
  11. 11 Kardanakhi 3.9K
  12. 12 Tsinandali 2.7K
  13. 13 Bakurts'ikhe 2.6K
  14. 14 K'istauri 1.7K
  15. 15 Shenako 4

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages25

Largest cities and towns

  • Qvareli City, Kvareli Municipality
    10.2K
  • Lagodekhi City, Lagodekhi Municipality
    5.6K
  • Telavi City, Telavi Municipality
    19.9K
  • Sagarejo City, Sagarejo Municipality
    10.2K
  • Gurjaani City, Gurjaani Municipality
    7.2K
  • Tsnori Village, Sighnaghi Municipality
    4.8K
  • Dedop'listsqaro City, Dedoplistsqaro Municipality
    5.5K
  • Sighnaghi City, Sighnaghi Municipality
    1.4K

Sources & licences

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