Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Amardalay features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (1 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 183 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Amardalay enjoys an average of 3760 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 40 minutes to 15 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Amardalay are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (64 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -17 to -14 °C (1 - 8 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Amardalay experiences 46 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 190 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -1°C (31°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean maximum | -3°C (26°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 10°C (51°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average high | -12°C (11°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (1°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Average low | -22°C (-7°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (13°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-32°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -12°C (12°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -33°C (-28°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Amardalay, Mongolia with other places around the world.
Amardalay usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 7 rainy days and 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Amardalay 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) | 4 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 20 (0.8) | 42 (1.6) | 58 (2.3) | 18 (0.7) | 9 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Amardalay are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Amardalay: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212 | 271 | 326 | 330 | 377 | 367 | 370 | 355 | 318 | 298 | 268 | 262 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 4m | 10h 19m | 11h 55m | 13h 33m | 14h 58m | 15h 41m | 15h 19m | 14h 4m | 12h 30m | 10h 53m | 9h 26m | 8h 40m |
Amardalay 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, 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 Amardalay 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 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |