Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tolbo Mongolia

In Tolbo, the summers are cool, the winters are frigid, and it is dry and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -9°F to 69°F and is rarely below -22°F or above 77°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Tolbo for warm-weather activities is from late June to early August.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 23 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 57°F. The hottest month of the year in Tolbo is July, with an average high of 68°F and low of 45°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 19 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 22°F. The coldest month of the year in Tolbo is January, with an average low of -9°F and high of 12°F.

In Tolbo, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Tolbo begins around July 16 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around October 6.

The clearest month of the year in Tolbo is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 6 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around July 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tolbo is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 46% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Tolbo varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.7 months, from June 3 to August 25, with a greater than 10% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tolbo is July, with an average of 5.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.3 months, from August 25 to June 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Tolbo is February, with an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Tolbo is July, with an average of 5.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 20% on July 2.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Tolbo experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 31 to August 23, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Tolbo is July, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from August 23 to May 31. The month with the least rain in Tolbo is December, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Tolbo varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:56 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 54 minutes later at 8:50 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 5:03 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 1 minute later at 9:04 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Tolbo during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

We 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 perceived humidity level in Tolbo, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This 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 Tolbo experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from March 12 to June 4, with average wind speeds of more than 8.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tolbo is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.3 months, from June 4 to March 12. The calmest month of the year in Tolbo is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Tolbo is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tolbo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tolbo for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tolbo for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions 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 Tolbo typically lasts for 2.4 months (74 days), from around June 9 to around August 22, rarely starting before May 23 or after June 30, and rarely ending before July 29 or after September 10.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Tolbo should appear around June 4, only rarely appearing before May 25 or after June 14.

This 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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from April 19 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tolbo is June, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 31 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tolbo is December, with an average of 1.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tolbo are 48.417 deg latitude, 90.283 deg longitude, and 6,880 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tolbo contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 689 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,932 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,718 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,698 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tolbo is covered by bare soil (97%), within 10 miles by bare soil (86%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (78%).