Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ovoot features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-2 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -40 °C (-40 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 287 mm (11.3 inches) and receives 48 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Ovoot enjoys an average of 3613 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 48 minutes to 15 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ovoot are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 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 -19 to -16 °C (-2 - 4 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ovoot experiences 39 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 186 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean maximum | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 11°C (52°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Average high | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Daily mean | -19°C (-2°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Average low | -24°C (-10°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Mean minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -31°C (-24°F) |
Minimum | -40°C (-40°F) | -35°C (-30°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -5°C (22°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -39°C (-37°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ovoot, Mongolia with other places around the world.
Ovoot usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 9 rainy days and 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Ovoot are January, February and December. On average, 4 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) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 29 (1.1) | 65 (2.5) | 79 (3.1) | 28 (1.1) | 17 (0.7) | 9 (0.4) | 4 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ovoot are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Ovoot: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208 | 265 | 312 | 324 | 349 | 356 | 364 | 339 | 304 | 280 | 252 | 256 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 10m | 10h 23m | 11h 55m | 13h 30m | 14h 51m | 15h 33m | 15h 12m | 14h 0m | 12h 29m | 10h 55m | 9h 31m | 8h 48m |
Ovoot experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 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 Ovoot 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 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |