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Monthly climate in Darhan, Mongolia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Darhan features a humid continental climate (Dwb). Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-2 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-29 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (102 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 364 mm (14.3 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Darhan enjoys an average of 3643 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 13 minutes to 16 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Darhan, Mongolia

The warmest months in Darhan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -19 to -16 °C (-2 - 4 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Darhan experiences 50 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 185 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Darhan. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum-4°C
(24°F)		4°C
(39°F)		21°C
(71°F)		31°C
(87°F)		36°C
(96°F)		38°C
(102°F)		37°C
(99°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(89°F)		25°C
(77°F)		13°C
(55°F)		2°C
(36°F)
Mean maximum-6°C
(21°F)		1°C
(33°F)		16°C
(60°F)		25°C
(78°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(95°F)		31°C
(88°F)		27°C
(81°F)		19°C
(67°F)		10°C
(50°F)		-3°C
(27°F)
Average high-14°C
(8°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		4°C
(39°F)		13°C
(55°F)		19°C
(67°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		24°C
(75°F)		18°C
(65°F)		9°C
(49°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		-11°C
(13°F)
Daily mean-19°C
(-2°F)		-16°C
(4°F)		-3°C
(26°F)		5°C
(42°F)		12°C
(55°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(70°F)		18°C
(65°F)		12°C
(53°F)		2°C
(36°F)		-8°C
(18°F)		-16°C
(4°F)
Average low-24°C
(-10°F)		-22°C
(-7°F)		-10°C
(15°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		5°C
(41°F)		12°C
(54°F)		16°C
(60°F)		13°C
(56°F)		7°C
(44°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		-12°C
(10°F)		-20°C
(-4°F)
Mean minimum-31°C
(-24°F)		-30°C
(-23°F)		-20°C
(-4°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		5°C
(42°F)		10°C
(51°F)		8°C
(46°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-10°C
(14°F)		-22°C
(-7°F)		-28°C
(-19°F)
Minimum-34°C
(-29°F)		-34°C
(-29°F)		-25°C
(-13°F)		-12°C
(11°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		2°C
(35°F)		9°C
(48°F)		4°C
(39°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		-11°C
(13°F)		-26°C
(-14°F)		-32°C
(-26°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Darhan, Mongolia

Darhan usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 72 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Darhan are January, February and December. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Darhan. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)3 (0.1)4 (0.2)8 (0.3)18 (0.7)28 (1.1)50 (2.0)78 (3.1)87 (3.4)51 (2.0)23 (0.9)9 (0.4)4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)11246711118540

Monthly sunshine hours in Darhan, Mongolia

The sunniest months in Darhan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 5 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Darhan: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Darhan. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours192260321332369371371343308282252237
Mean daily daylight hours8h 39m10h 6m11h 54m13h 45m15h 21m16h 11m15h 45m14h 20m12h 33m10h 43m9h 5m8h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Darhan, Mongolia

Darhan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Darhan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Darhan. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)135689986421