Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Erdenetsogt features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (11 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 109 mm (4.3 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Erdenetsogt enjoys an average of 3713 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 3 minutes to 15 hours 17 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Erdenetsogt are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (71 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -8 °C (11 - 18 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Erdenetsogt experiences 84 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 155 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (35°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Average high | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Daily mean | -12°C (11°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Average low | -18°C (1°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Mean minimum | -25°C (-12°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -7°C (21°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -25°C (-12°F) |
Minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Erdenetsogt, Mongolia with other places around the world.
Erdenetsogt usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 4 rainy days and 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Erdenetsogt are January, November and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 36 (1.4) | 11 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Erdenetsogt are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Erdenetsogt: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218 | 274 | 322 | 323 | 352 | 350 | 360 | 353 | 315 | 301 | 270 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 23m | 10h 30m | 11h 56m | 13h 24m | 14h 39m | 15h 17m | 14h 57m | 13h 51m | 12h 27m | 11h 0m | 9h 43m | 9h 3m |
Erdenetsogt experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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, November 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 Erdenetsogt UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |