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Georgia travel guide: visa, best time, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
Do you need a visa for Georgia?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 100 passports can enter Georgia without a visa.
All 198 passports for Georgia · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Georgia
Georgia at a glance
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Currency
- lari (₾, GEL)
- Languages
- Georgian
- Calling code
- +995
- Drives on the
- right
- Power
- Type C, F · 220 V · 50 Hz
Best time to visit Georgia
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
May–Jun, Sep–Oct. Mountain hikes and wine harvest.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Tbilisi
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Georgia
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Georgia
- Type Ctwo round pins
- Type Ftwo round pins and earth clips
Mains power is 220 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Georgia?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Georgia or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Georgia?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 100 passports can enter Georgia without a visa, 96 passports can apply for an e-Visa, 1 passport needs a visa in advance and 1 passport is not admitted. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Georgia.
When is the best time to visit Georgia?
May–Jun, Sep–Oct. Mountain hikes and wine harvest.
What plug type and voltage does Georgia use?
Georgia uses plug types C, F at 220 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Georgia?
Traffic keeps to the right in Georgia.
What currency does Georgia use?
lari (₾, GEL).
What is the calling code for Georgia?
+995.
What is the capital of Georgia?
Tbilisi.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.