- Population
- 10,000
- 10K
- Elevation
- 2,223 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- OGZ Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport81 km
- TBS Tbilisi International Airport98 km
About Gudauri
Gudauri is a town. Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. Population: 10,000. Elevation: 2,223 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Mt’a Tsit’eli Khati and Mount Kazbek.
Travel notes for Gudauri
From Wikivoyage
Gudauri (Georgian: გუდაური) is a ski resort in the Kartli region of Georgia.
Understand+
Gudauri is the youngest and most promising ski resort in the Caucasus. Cheap lift passes and great food make it a good alternative to Alpine ski resorts. Unique natural terrain provides great opportunities for the backcountry skiing. Here are only a few lifts (see below) but many options for skiing. Main pistes are prepared with ratracks, but in parallel with the pistes, there are wide wild fields, that make the local slopes a paradise for freeriders.
The town is divided between two parts: New Gudauri, the newly built apartment blocks close to the gondola lift (officially called GoodAura), and Gudauri per se, a town along the highway where the upscale hotels are located. There is a chair lift between the two parts.
Get in+
The Georgian Military Highway links the town to Tbilisi (120 km, ~2 h) in the south. Heading north the road runs to Kazbegi, the Russian border and then Vladikavkaz in Russia's North Ossetia. Marshrutkas start from Didube, Tbilisi every hour and cost around 10 lari.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Climate of Gudauri
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- May (144 mm)
- Driest month
- January (67 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° | -4° | 0° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 3° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -5° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 69 | 80 | 117 | 144 | 141 | 118 | 101 | 85 | 77 | 75 | 77 |
How to get to Gudauri
The nearest airport is Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) (98 km). The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 92 km to the south.
Airports
- Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ) Beslan 81 kmnorth
- Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 98 kmsoutheast
- Magas Airport (IGT) Sunzha 104 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 92 kmsouth
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 110 kmsouth
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 149 kmwest
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 253 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 254 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gudauri
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mt’a Tsit’eli Khati Mountain 13 kmSW
- Mount Kazbek Mountain 25 kmN
25–60 km8 places
- Gora Dzhimara Mountain 27 kmN
- Gora Khalatsa Mountain 54 kmW
- Khokhskiy Khrebet Mountain 30 kmNW
- Tlia River 29 kmW
60–100 km29 places
- Joseph Stalin Museum Museum 62 kmSW
- Suramula River 79 kmSW
- Pankisis Kheoba Natural site 77 kmSE
- Aragvi River 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mt’a Tsit’eli Khati Mountain, Mtskheta-Mtianeti13 km SW
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Mount Kazbek Mountain, Georgia25 km N
Sources & licences
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