Known as "the
land of blue sky", Mongolia is a remarkable sunny country enjoying
250 sunny days a year. Mongolia has warm
summers and extremely cold winters. The country has the world's most
typical continental climate with extreme diurnal and annual ranges of
temperature. Average temperature in most of the country is below the
freezing point from November to March and close to it in April and
October. Winter nights of -40C occur most years (minimum recorded -55C at
lake Uvs). Summer extremes reach as high as +40C in the Gobi
Desert
and
+33C in Ulaanbaatar. Monthly temperature variations of +45C to -55C are
not uncommon in many regions of Mongolia.
-
Average summer temperature: +20C (+65F)
- Average winter temperature: -24C (-13F)
- Average precipitation: 25.4 cm
The average monthly temperature and
precipitation in Ulaanbaatar, the capital, is as
follows:
Known as "the
land of blue sky", Mongolia is a remarkable sunny country enjoying
250 sunny days a year. Mongolia has warm
summers and extremely cold winters. The country has the world's most
typical continental climate with extreme diurnal and annual ranges of
temperature. Average temperature in most of the country is below the
freezing point from November to March and close to it in April and
October. Winter nights of -40C occur most years (minimum recorded -55C at
lake Uvs). Summer extremes reach as high as +40C in the