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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sharga Mongolia

In Sharga, the summers are warm and partly cloudy, the winters are freezing and mostly clear, and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 4°F to 88°F and is rarely below -7°F or above 97°F.

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

Climate in Sharga

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Sharga weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 18 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Sharga is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 63°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 20 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 37°F. The coldest month of the year in Sharga is January, with an average low of 5°F and high of 25°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Sharga

Average High and Low Temperature in ShargahotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1824°FJan 1824°FJul 1688°FJul 1688°F4°F4°F63°F63°FMay 1875°FMay 1875°FSep 1175°FSep 1175°FNov 2037°FNov 2037°FFeb 2937°FFeb 2937°F48°F48°F49°F49°F18°F18°F13°F13°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 25°F32°F45°F61°F74°F83°F87°F83°F73°F57°F40°F28°F
Temp. 13°F19°F33°F48°F61°F71°F76°F71°F59°F45°F29°F17°F
Low 5°F9°F22°F36°F48°F58°F63°F58°F47°F34°F20°F10°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Sharga

Average Hourly Temperature in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotvery coldvery coldfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Sharga, 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 Sharga begins around July 16 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around October 27.

The clearest month of the year in Sharga is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 27 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around July 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sharga is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 39% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Sharga

Cloud Cover Categories in ShargaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 1772%Sep 1772%Apr 1360%Apr 1360%Jul 1666%Jul 1666%Oct 2766%Oct 2766%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 32%35%38%39%38%38%34%29%29%33%35%34%
Clearer 68%65%62%61%62%62%66%71%71%67%65%66%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.1 months, from June 3 to September 7, with a greater than 9% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sharga is July, with an average of 5.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.9 months, from September 7 to June 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Sharga is January, 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 Sharga is July, with an average of 5.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 18% on July 3.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Sharga

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ShargawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 318%Jul 318%Jan 60%Jan 60%Feb 230%Feb 230%Nov 260%Nov 260%Jun 39%Jun 39%Sep 79%Sep 79%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.3d1.1d2.0d4.1d5.0d4.0d2.3d0.8d0.1d0.0d

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. Sharga experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 1 to September 5, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Sharga is July, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 8.9 months, from September 5 to June 1. The month with the least rain in Sharga is December, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Sharga

Average Monthly Rainfall in ShargarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inJul 141.1 inJul 141.1 inFeb 80.0 inFeb 80.0 inDec 200.0 inDec 200.0 inJun 10.5 inJun 10.5 inSep 50.5 inSep 50.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.3″0.8″1.1″0.8″0.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Sharga varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Sharga

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2015 hr, 47 minJun 2115 hr, 47 minJun 2112 hr, 10 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minSep 228 hr, 36 minDec 218 hr, 36 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.1h10.3h11.9h13.6h15.0h15.7h15.4h14.1h12.5h10.9h9.4h8.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:46 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 35 minutes later at 8:21 AM on January 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:52 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 42 minutes later at 8:34 PM on June 25.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Sharga

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 154:46 AMJun 154:46 AM8:34 PMJun 258:34 PMJun 25Dec 104:52 PMDec 104:52 PM8:21 AMJan 28:21 AMJan 2daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Sharga

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030304040506000001010101020202020303030404050506067NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Sharga

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Sharga, 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Sharga

Humidity Comfort Levels in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Sharga experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from March 12 to June 21, with average wind speeds of more than 8.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sharga is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.7 months, from June 21 to March 12. The calmest month of the year in Sharga is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Sharga

Average Wind Speed in ShargawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphApr 2910.2 mphApr 2910.2 mphJan 236.3 mphJan 236.3 mphMar 128.2 mphMar 128.2 mphJun 218.2 mphJun 218.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.57.18.59.89.98.67.67.47.67.87.76.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sharga varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 6.2 months, from February 29 to September 5, with a peak percentage of 46% on June 17. The wind is most often from the west for 1.1 months, from September 5 to October 9, with a peak percentage of 36% on September 23. The wind is most often from the south for 4.7 months, from October 9 to February 28, with a peak percentage of 56% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Sharga

Wind Direction in ShargaSNWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sharga 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 Sharga for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score in Sharga

Tourism Score in Shargabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Sharga for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Sharga

Beach/Pool Score in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.94.90.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Sharga typically lasts for 5.3 months (159 days), from around April 27 to around October 4, rarely starting before April 11 or after May 14, and rarely ending before September 15 or after October 20.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Sharga

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Shargagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Apr 2750%Apr 2750%Oct 450%Oct 450%May 1490%May 1490%Sep 1590%Sep 1590%Apr 1110%Apr 1110%Oct 2010%Oct 2010%Jul 11100%Jul 11100%NowNowfrigidfreezingcoolcomfortablewarmhotcoldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within 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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Sharga should appear around April 20, only rarely appearing before April 12 or after April 30.

Growing Degree Days in Sharga

Growing Degree Days in ShargaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FApr 2090°FApr 2090°FJun 18900°FJun 18900°FJul 261,800°FJul 261,800°FDec 312,974°FDec 312,974°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 3.9 months, from April 19 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sharga is June, with an average of 7.5 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 2.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sharga is December, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Sharga

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ShargabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 77.6 kWhJun 77.6 kWhDec 201.7 kWhDec 201.7 kWhApr 196.4 kWhApr 196.4 kWhAug 156.4 kWhAug 156.4 kWhOct 312.9 kWhOct 312.9 kWhFeb 82.9 kWhFeb 82.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.13.24.76.27.37.57.16.45.23.62.31.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sharga are 46.250 deg latitude, 95.267 deg longitude, and 3,274 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sharga contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 157 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,303 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (663 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (8,520 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sharga is covered by bare soil (99%), within 10 miles by bare soil (98%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (98%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sharga, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Sharga 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 Sharga, 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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