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Dalandzadgad, Mongolia climate
BWk Cold desert
Dalandzadgad has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Cold desert, Köppen BWk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −20°C at night. Precipitation totals about 116 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 35 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.
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)Dalandzadgad climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 3 | −5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −13 | −9 | −1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 | −4 | −11 |
| Avg low (°C) | −20 | −16 | −8 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 8 | −1 | −10 | −18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −13 | −9 | −1 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −20 | −16 | −8 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 3 | −5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 | −4 | −11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 14 | 8 | −1 | −10 | −18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 1 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 49 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 64 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 34 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 49 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 64 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Dalanzadgad, a weather station, about 2 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.