Georgia is located in the South Caucasus region. Russia is bordering Georgia (723 km) to the north, Azerbaijan (322 km) to the south-east, Armenia (164 km.) to the south, Turkey (252 km.) to the south-west and Black Sea (315 km) to the west. Time Zone: UTC (UTC+4) / GMT (London) + 4 hours, east European time (Germany) + 3 hours.
Georgia's location at the line of subtropical and moderate climate zones, physical geographical conditions, composite relief, Black Sea and the Caucasus Range make its climate diverse and original.
The climate varies considerably from east to west. Much of the western Georgia lies within the northern periphery of the humid subtropical zone with average midwinter temperature of +5C and average midsummer temperature +22°C.
Moderate continental climate is represented in East Georgia. Average temperature in summer here is +20°+24°C and +2°+4°C in winter. Temperature is below 0° C at 2500 m and higher during the whole year, year-round snow and glaciers are typical for high mountains above 3,600 meters.