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Monthly climate in Khovd, Mongolia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khovd features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-1 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -35 °C (-30 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 170 mm (6.7 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Khovd enjoys an average of 3952 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 25 minutes to 15 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khovd, Mongolia §

The warmest months in Khovd are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -19 to -14 °C (-1 - 7 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khovd experiences 42 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 186 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Khovd, Mongolia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 1°C
(35°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean maximum -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Average high -13°C
(9°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Daily mean -19°C
(-1°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Average low -23°C
(-9°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -10°C
(13°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)
Mean minimum -29°C
(-21°F)		 -26°C
(-15°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)
Minimum -35°C
(-30°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -23°C
(-8°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -31°C
(-24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khovd, Mongolia §

Khovd usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 7 rainy days and 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Khovd are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Khovd, Mongolia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 19 (0.8) 38 (1.5) 38 (1.5) 19 (0.7) 6 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 2 2 4 4 9 9 3 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Khovd, Mongolia §

The sunniest months in Khovd are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Khovd: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Khovd, Mongolia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 205 273 342 365 396 397 405 372 349 322 268 252
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 50m 10h 12m 11h 55m 13h 40m 15h 11m 15h 58m 15h 33m 14h 13m 12h 32m 10h 47m 9h 14m 8h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Khovd, Mongolia §

Khovd experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, 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 Khovd UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khovd, Mongolia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 6 7 10 10 9 9 7 5 2 1