Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dzag features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -23 °C (-8 °F) and 16 °C (60 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -42 °C (-43 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 237 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Dzag enjoys an average of 3871 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 34 minutes to 15 hours 48 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dzag are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -23 to -18 °C (-8 - -1 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dzag experiences 6 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 219 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -6°C (22°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Mean maximum | -8°C (17°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Average high | -15°C (6°F) | -10°C (15°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Daily mean | -23°C (-8°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Average low | -29°C (-20°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -15°C (4°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -26°C (-15°F) |
Mean minimum | -35°C (-31°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -28°C (-17°F) | -34°C (-29°F) |
Minimum | -40°C (-40°F) | -36°C (-33°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -42°C (-43°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dzag, Mongolia with other places around the world.
Dzag usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 9 rainy days and 53 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Dzag are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 17 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 30 (1.2) | 58 (2.3) | 70 (2.7) | 22 (0.9) | 6 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Dzag are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Dzag: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 210 | 277 | 339 | 349 | 386 | 379 | 386 | 362 | 329 | 317 | 272 | 259 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 58m | 10h 16m | 11h 55m | 13h 36m | 15h 3m | 15h 48m | 15h 25m | 14h 8m | 12h 31m | 10h 50m | 9h 21m | 8h 34m |
Dzag experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dzag UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |