December Weather in Bayanhongor MongoliaDaily high temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 19°F to 13°F, rarely falling below 3°F or exceeding 29°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 1°F to -5°F, rarely falling below -15°F or exceeding 11°F. For reference, on July 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bayanhongor typically range from 51°F to 75°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from -7°F to 12°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Manning, Alberta, Canada (4,983 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Bayanhongor (view comparison). CloudsThe month of December in Bayanhongor experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 32% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is December 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 68% of the time. For reference, on April 27, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 45%, while on January 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%. PrecipitationSunOver the course of December in Bayanhongor, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 8 hours, 37 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 8 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Bayanhongor is 8:39 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 20 minutes later at 8:59 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is 5:30 PM on December 10 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 5:40 PM on December 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Bayanhongor during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:25 AM and sets 15 hours, 47 minutes later, at 9:12 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:56 AM and sets 8 hours, 37 minutes later, at 5:33 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bayanhongor is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Bayanhongor is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.2 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on May 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour, while on January 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Bayanhongor throughout December is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 49% on December 26. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Bayanhongor typically lasts for 3.4 months (104 days), from around May 26 to around September 7, rarely starting before May 7 or after June 13, and rarely ending before August 21 or after September 24. The month of December in Bayanhongor is reliably fully outside of the growing season. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Bayanhongor are essentially constant during December, remaining around 1,301°F throughout. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bayanhongor is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 1.9 kWh throughout. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 1.8 kWh on December 22. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bayanhongor are 46.194 deg latitude, 100.718 deg longitude, and 6,145 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Bayanhongor contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 889 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,232 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,405 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,110 feet). The area within 2 miles of Bayanhongor is covered by bare soil (95%), within 10 miles by bare soil (75%) and sparse vegetation (23%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (64%) and sparse vegetation (27%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Bayanhongor, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Bayanhongor is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Bayanhongor, according to the International Standard Atmosphere . All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. 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