Climatology and Agrometeorology have been its most important structures since the establishment of the Institute of Hydrometeorology. They were presented in the form of divisions with different names: Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Department of Agrometeorology, Laboratory of Climatology, Climate Modeling Laboratory, Laboratory of Agrometeorology, Laboratory of Agrometeorological Modeling.
Departments and laboratories were headed by Professors Iason Tsutskiridze, Giorgi Meladze, Elizbar Elizbarashvili, Doctors of Science Shalva Tsertsvadze, Nodar Aslanikashvili, Jemal Vachnadze, Ghudusha Arveladze. Prominent climatologists and agrometeorologists such as G. Chirakadze, Sh. Mosidze, I. Kvaratskhelia, Sh. Gavasheli, Sh. Darchia, E. Dvali, E. Sukhishvili, V. Gagua, M. Khvichia, R. Kordzakhia, Gh. Arveladze, M. Tutarashvili, M. Ardia, N. Bidzinashvili, G. Chikvaidze, Sh. Tevzadze, T. Turmanidze, K. Tavartkiladze, L. Papinashvili and others.
The successor of these departments and laboratories was established in 2006 - the Department of Climatology and Agrometeorology, which is still headed by Professor Elizbar Elizbarashvili.
The main directions of the department's research are:
• Problems of mountain climatology and agrometeorology
• Natural disasters
• Climatic and agro-climatic resources of Georgia
• Climate change and modeling
• Agroclimatic forecasts
The department has been conducting research on climate, climatic and agro-climatic resources of the administrative regions of Georgia since 2000. Climatic and agro-climatic surveys of several regions have been published in the series "Georgian Climate" (Georgian Climate. Vol. 1, Adjara, 2003; Georgian Climate. Volume 2, Abkhazia, 2006; Georgian Climate. Volume 3, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti , 2010; Georgian Climate.Volume 4, Guria, 2011; Georgian Climate.Volume 5, Shida Kartli, 2016; Georgian Climate.Volume 6, Imereti, 2019; Georgian Climate.Volume 7, Kakheti, 2020; Georgian Climate. Volume 8, Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti, 2021).
An important event in the development of Georgian climatological and agrometeorological surveys was the "Georgian Climate and Agroclimate Atlas" (2011). The atlas is the result of a summary of many years of research by Georgian climatologists and agrometeorologists. It presents 112 thematic maps on climate, climatic and agro-climatic resources of Georgia.
