The climate of Tbilisi can be
classified as moderately humid
subtropical. The city's climate is influenced both by dry (Central
Asian/Siberian) air masses from the east and humid subtropical (Atlantic/Black
Sea) air masses from the west. Tbilisi experiences relatively cold winters and
hot summers. Because the city is bounded on most sides by mountain ranges, the
close proximity to large bodies of water (Black and Caspian Seas) and the fact
that the Greater Caucasus Mountain
