- Population
- 29,948
- 29.9K
- Elevation
- 909 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Sighnaghi Municipality
- Airports
- TBS Tbilisi International Airport79 km
- GNJ Ganja International Airport102 km
About Sighnaghi Municipality
Sighnaghi Municipality is a district. Location: Kakheti, Georgia. Population: 29,948.
Sighnaghi (Georgian: სიღნაღის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is an administrative-territorial unit in eastern Georgia, Kakheti region. The municipality borders the municipalities of Gurjaani and Sagarejo to the northwest and west, the municipality of Dedoplistskaro to the southeast and the municipality of Lagodekhi and the Republic of Azerbaijan to the north and northeast. The area is 1251.7 km2. Agricultural fields occupy 93,375 ha, and forest resources amount to 5,500 ha.
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Population of Sighnaghi Municipality over time
| 2014 | 29,948 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 29,600 | |
| 2024 | 28,762 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Sighnaghi Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 41 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- May (97 mm)
- Driest month
- January (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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 6° | 9° | 16° | 19° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 15° | 10° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 6° | 2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 26 | 37 | 47 | 71 | 97 | 96 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 60 | 41 | 26 |
How to get to Sighnaghi Municipality
The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rustavi, 77 km to the west.
Airports
- Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 79 kmwest
- Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 102 kmsouth
- Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 177 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 77 kmwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 89 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 109 kmsouth
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 135 kmsoutheast
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 152 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sighnaghi Municipality
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km4 places
- Kisiskhevi River 40 kmNW
- Tokhliauris Mta Mountain 45 kmNW
- Lopota River 56 kmNW
- Ivris Zegani Natural site 27 kmSW
60–100 km29 places
- Zemo Bethlehem Church Attraction 92 kmW
- Botanical Garden Attraction 92 kmW
- Kldisubani Saint George Church Attraction 91 kmW
- Church of all Georgian Saints Attraction 91 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Sighnaghi Municipality
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources