Lightning strikes in Georgia
The detection network has located 3,871 lightning strikes in Georgia since the archive began, including 3,581 in the last 7 days. That is 0.04% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Georgia #37 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Georgia is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 98 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1,254 |
| 2026-08-12 | 136 |
| 2026-08-11 | 646 |
| 2026-08-10 | 865 |
| 2026-08-09 | 564 |
| 2026-08-08 | 18 |
| 2026-08-05 | 14 |
| 2026-08-04 | 71 |
| 2026-08-03 | 69 |
| 2026-08-02 | 12 |
| 2026-08-01 | 65 |
| 2026-07-31 | 14 |
| 2026-07-30 | 39 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Georgia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abkhazia | 1,330 | 1,295 | 34.4% |
| 2 | Unassigned | 889 | 870 | 23.0% |
| 3 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | 833 | 725 | 21.5% |
| 4 | Imereti | 222 | 211 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti | 159 | 118 | 4.1% |
| 6 | Samtskhe–Javakheti | 112 | 85 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Adjara | 65 | 62 | 1.7% |
| 8 | Guria | 57 | 56 | 1.5% |
| 9 | Shida Kartli | 54 | 41 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Kakheti | 49 | 35 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 41 | 41 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Karachay-Cherkess Republic | 27 | 24 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Kvemo Kartli | 22 | 8 | 0.6% |
| 14 | Krasnodar Krai | 8 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Tbilisi | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Kabardino-Balkaria | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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