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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 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −28°C at night. Precipitation totals about 120 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 51 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)Khovd climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −16 | −10 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 10 | −1 | −12 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −22 | −17 | −5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | −8 | −18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −28 | −24 | −12 | −2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | −4 | −14 | −24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −16 | −10 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −22 | −17 | −5 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −28 | −24 | −12 | −2 | 5 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 24 | 18 | 10 | −1 | −12 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | −8 | −18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 11 | 4 | −4 | −14 | −24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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.