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Khovd, Mongolia climate
BWk Cold desert
Khovd has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Cold desert, Köppen BWk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 80°F, while the coldest is January averaging around −19°F at night. Precipitation totals about 5 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 2.0 inches while January barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Khovd climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 3 | 14 | 37 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 76 | 65 | 50 | 30 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°F) | −8 | 1 | 23 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 18 | 0 |
| Avg low (°F) | −19 | −11 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 6 | −11 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 3 | 14 | 37 | 56 | 67 | 77 |
| Avg temp (°F) | −8 | 1 | 23 | 42 | 54 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | −19 | −11 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 76 | 65 | 50 | 30 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 18 | 0 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 6 | −11 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 24 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 24 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 5 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 59 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 39 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 43 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 59 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Hovd, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.