Bakuriani

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title: "Bakuriani" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-samtskhe–javakheti", "ski-areas-and-resorts-in-georgia-(country)", "tourist-attractions-in-the-soviet-union"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuriani" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
official_name	Bakuriani
native_name	ბაკურიანი
native_name_lang	ka
settlement_type	Borough and Resort
image_skyline	Bakurianiiiii.jpg
imagesize	300px
pushpin_map	Georgia (country)#Samtskhe-Javakheti
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Georgia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Georgia
subdivision_type1	Mkhare
subdivision_name1	Samtskhe-Javakheti
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Borjomi
established_title	Borough from
established_date	1926
population_as_of	August 2025
population_footnotes
population_total	7,890
coordinates
elevation_m	1700
postal_code	1200
area_code	+995 367
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Bakuriani (ბაკურიანი) is a daba and a ski resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,576 feet) above sea level.

Geography

The region around Bakuriani is covered by coniferous forests (mainly made up of spruce). The resort lies 30 km from Borjomi and is located within the so-called Bakuriani Depression/caldera. The resort is connected with Borjomi by an electrified narrow-gauge railway. The present-day area of the town was built up by lava flows from the nearby Mukhera volcano.

Winter sports

Ski resort

The ski area of the resort is split into two separate parts: Didveli and Kokhta/Kokhta-Mitarbi. Mount Kokhta provides a maximum skiable altitude of 2269 m, whereas the highest lift in Didveli reaches 2702 m.

The first ski base was opened in 1932. From Bakuriani to Kokhtagori Mountain (1.3 km) and Tskhratskaro Pass (3.5 km) there are ski lifts, ski tramps. There is artificial snowfall on Didveli skiing routes. Bakuriani is a year-round resort area, with highly developed health tourism. Due to the high demand, the number of accommodation and catering facilities has been increasing.

Sports competitions

In March 2022, Bakuriani was the host city for slopestyle during the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, taking place in Georgia for the first time. In 2023, the Georgian Ski Association organized there the 2023 FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships. In the following years, the resort also hosted various FIS World Cup events in Mogul Skiing and Ski/Snowbard Cross specialities.

Climate

The climate of Bakuriani is transitional from humid maritime to relatively humid continental. (Köppen: Dfb) The winters are cold and experience significant snowfall while the summers are long and warm. Average annual temperature of the town is 4.3 C. The average temperature in January is -7.3 C while the average August temperature is 15 C. The annual precipitation is 734 mm. The depth of snow from December to March is 64 cm. Bakuriani is also home to the Botanical Garden of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.

| width = auto | collapsed = true | location = Bakuriani (town centre) | metric first = yes | single line = true | Jan avg record high C = 3 | Feb avg record high C = 6 | Mar avg record high C = 13 | Apr avg record high C = 18 | May avg record high C = 22 | Jun avg record high C = 25 | Jul avg record high C = 28 | Aug avg record high C = 28 | Sep avg record high C = 26 | Oct avg record high C = 21 | Nov avg record high C = 14 | Dec avg record high C = 7 | year avg record high C = 28 | Jan high C = -0.5 | Feb high C = -0.2 | Mar high C = 3.7 | Apr high C = 9.3 | May high C = 14.6 | Jun high C = 17.8 | Jul high C = 20.6 | Aug high C = 20.8 | Sep high C = 17.5 | Oct high C = 12.9 | Nov high C = 6.2 | Dec high C = 1.3 | year high C = | Jan mean C = -5.6 | Feb mean C = -5.3 | Mar mean C = -1.4 | Apr mean C = 3.5 | May mean C = 8.5 | Jun mean C = 11.4 | Jul mean C = 14.1 | Aug mean C = 14.2 | Sep mean C = 10.4 | Oct mean C = 6.5 | Nov mean C = 1.2 | Dec mean C = -3.3 | year mean C = | Jan low C = -10.7 | Feb low C = -10.4 | Mar low C = -6.4 | Apr low C = -2.3 | May low C = 2.5 | Jun low C = 5 | Jul low C = 7.6 | Aug low C = 7.6 | Sep low C = 3.4 | Oct low C = 0.2 | Nov low C = -3.8 | Dec low C = -7.9 | year low C = | Jan avg record low C = -18 | Feb avg record low C = -18 | Mar avg record low C = -15 | Apr avg record low C = -8 | May avg record low C = -2 | Jun avg record low C = 2 | Jul avg record low C = 6 | Aug avg record low C = 6 | Sep avg record low C = 0 | Oct avg record low C = -6 | Nov avg record low C = -13 | Dec avg record low C = -17 | year avg record low C = -18

| Jan precipitation mm = 52.3 | Feb precipitation mm = 56.8 | Mar precipitation mm = 62.9 | Apr precipitation mm = 72.3 | May precipitation mm = 112.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 110.5 | Jul precipitation mm = 70.9 | Aug precipitation mm = 66.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 61.5 | Oct precipitation mm = 68.4 | Nov precipitation mm = 55.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 51.1

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 12.9 | Feb precipitation days = 12.9 | Mar precipitation days = 14.5 | Apr precipitation days = 14.3 | May precipitation days = 18.7 | Jun precipitation days = 18.1 | Jul precipitation days = 14.2 | Aug precipitation days = 12.7 | Sep precipitation days = 11.6 | Oct precipitation days = 11.8 | Nov precipitation days = 10.4 | Dec precipitation days = 11.0

| snow colour = | Jan snow cm = 30 | Feb snow cm = 23 | Mar snow cm = 29 | Apr snow cm = 14 | May snow cm = 0 | Jun snow cm = 0 | Jul snow cm = 0 | Aug snow cm = 0 | Sep snow cm = 0 | Oct snow cm = 7 | Nov snow cm = 20 | Dec snow cm = 26 | year snow cm = 149

| unit rain days = 5 mm | Jan rain days = 0.2 | Feb rain days = 1.0 | Mar rain days = 4.7 | Apr rain days = 9.5 | May rain days = 17.5 | Jun rain days = 13.0 | Jul rain days = 10.9 | Aug rain days = 9.1 | Sep rain days = 10.3 | Oct rain days = 10.2 | Nov rain days = 2.4 | Dec rain days = 0.4 | year rain days = 89.2 | unit snow days = 5 cm | Jan snow days = 14.4 | Feb snow days = 12.8 | Mar snow days = 11.8 | Apr snow days = 5.4 | May snow days = 0.1 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 1.5 | Nov snow days = 5.9 | Dec snow days = 10.7 | year snow days = 62.6 | Jand sun = 9.6 | Febd sun = 10.6 | Mard sun = 11.9 | Aprd sun = 13.3 | Mayd sun = 14.5 | Jund sun = 15.1 | Juld sun = 14.8 | Augd sun = 13.9 | Sepd sun = 12.5 | Octd sun = 11.1 | Novd sun = 9.9 | Decd sun = 9.3 | yeard sun = 12.2 | Jan percentsun = 48 | Feb percentsun = 48 | Mar percentsun = 49 | Apr percentsun = 44 | May percentsun = 49 | Jun percentsun = 67 | Jul percentsun = 88 | Aug percentsun = 91 | Sep percentsun = 82 | Oct percentsun = 57 | Nov percentsun = 52 | Dec percentsun = 50 | year percentsun = 60.4 | source = Climate averages (1981-2016) - Weather Spark

| source 2 = Precipitation at 1665m ASL (1936-1992) - NOAA

Infrastructure

The 37 km Borjomi-Bakuriani railway "Kukushka" uses track gauge.

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A few km south of Bakuriani lies the trajectory of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline.

People

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It was the home town of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died during event training on the first day of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He lived in Bakuriani for much of his life, and the street he lived on was named in his honor after his death. Georgia's flag-bearing athlete at the opening ceremony, alpine skier Iason Abramashvili, also resides there; he thought of withdrawing, but ultimately decided to compete to honor Kumaritashvili's memory.

Gallery

|Image:Bakuriani. Red house.2007.jpg| Bakuriani |Image:Bakuriani winter resort, Georgia. January 2022 01.jpg|Bakuriani, January 2022 |Image:Sheep in the Bakuriani recreation area (October 2018).jpg|Flock of sheep in the Bakuriani recreation area, October 2018 |Image:Bakuriani hotel complex.jpg|Bakuriani hotel complex, fall 2018}}

References

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