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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hovd Mongolia

In Hovd, the summers are warm and partly cloudy, the winters are frigid and mostly clear, and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -4°F to 83°F and is rarely below -14°F or above 91°F.

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

Climate in Hovd

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

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 17 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year in Hovd is July, with an average high of 82°F and low of 57°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 20 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 28°F. The coldest month of the year in Hovd is January, with an average low of -3°F and high of 16°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Hovd

Average High and Low Temperature in HovdwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-20°F-20°F-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 1815°FJan 1815°FJul 1883°FJul 1883°F-4°F-4°F58°F58°FMay 1769°FMay 1769°FSep 1069°FSep 1069°FNov 2028°FNov 2028°FFeb 2728°FFeb 2728°F42°F42°F43°F43°F10°F10°F6°F6°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 16°F24°F38°F55°F68°F78°F82°F78°F67°F50°F31°F18°F
Temp. 4°F12°F26°F41°F55°F66°F71°F66°F53°F38°F21°F8°F
Low -3°F2°F16°F29°F41°F52°F57°F53°F41°F27°F12°F0°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 Hovd

Average Hourly Temperature in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery coldvery coldcomfortable
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 Hovd, 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 Hovd begins around July 9 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around February 25.

The clearest month of the year in Hovd is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 25 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around July 9.

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

Cloud Cover Categories in Hovd

Cloud Cover Categories in HovdclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 2072%Sep 2072%Apr 2360%Apr 2360%Jul 966%Jul 966%Feb 2566%Feb 2566%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 29%33%37%39%38%37%32%29%28%29%30%30%
Clearer 71%67%63%61%62%63%68%71%72%71%70%70%

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

The wetter season lasts 2.7 months, from June 12 to September 2, with a greater than 9% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Hovd is July, with an average of 5.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.3 months, from September 2 to June 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Hovd is December, with an average of 0.1 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 Hovd is July, with an average of 5.4 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 19.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Hovd

Daily Chance of Precipitation in HovdwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1918%Jul 1918%Dec 40%Dec 40%Mar 241%Mar 241%Oct 261%Oct 261%Jun 129%Jun 129%Sep 29%Sep 29%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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d1.4d3.3d5.4d4.3d1.6d0.3d0.0d0.0d
Snow 0.1d0.1d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.1d
Any 0.1d0.1d0.2d0.5d1.5d3.3d5.4d4.3d1.7d0.4d0.1d0.1d

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. Hovd experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from June 12 to September 3, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Hovd is July, with an average rainfall of 0.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 9.3 months, from September 3 to June 12. The month with the least rain in Hovd is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Hovd

Average Monthly Rainfall in HovdrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inJul 250.9 inJul 250.9 inJan 300.0 inJan 300.0 inJun 120.5 inJun 120.5 inSep 30.5 inSep 30.5 inNowNow
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″0.2″0.5″0.9″0.7″0.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Hovd varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 48 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Hovd

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 9.2h10.4h12.0h13.5h14.8h15.5h15.2h14.0h12.5h11.0h9.6h8.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:25 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 23 minutes later at 8:48 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:30 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 30 minutes later at 9:00 PM on June 26.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Hovd

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 155:25 AMJun 155:25 AM9:00 PMJun 269:00 PMJun 26Dec 95:30 PMDec 95:30 PM8:48 AMJan 38:48 AMJan 3daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Hovd

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030404050600000101010102020202030303040405050602269NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Hovd

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 Hovd, 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 Hovd

Humidity Comfort Levels in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Hovd experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from March 6 to June 15, with average wind speeds of more than 10.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Hovd is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.7 months, from June 15 to March 6. The calmest month of the year in Hovd is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Hovd

Average Wind Speed in HovdwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphMay 211.9 mphMay 211.9 mphJan 228.2 mphJan 228.2 mphMar 610.0 mphMar 610.0 mphJun 1510.0 mphJun 1510.0 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) 8.48.910.311.411.410.09.38.89.19.49.48.8

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

Wind Direction in Hovd

Wind Direction in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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 Hovd 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 Hovd for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Hovd

Tourism Score in Hovdbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.07.00.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Hovd 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 Hovd

Beach/Pool Score in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.43.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Hovd typically lasts for 4.1 months (127 days), from around May 13 to around September 18, rarely starting before April 27 or after May 30, and rarely ending before September 3 or after October 3.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Hovdgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 1350%May 1350%Sep 1850%Sep 1850%May 3090%May 3090%Sep 390%Sep 390%Apr 2710%Apr 2710%Oct 310%Oct 310%0%Nov 250%Nov 25Jul 17100%Jul 17100%NowNowfrigidcoolcomfortablewarmcoldfreezinghotvery 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 Hovd should appear around May 3, only rarely appearing before April 27 or after May 12.

Growing Degree Days in Hovd

Growing Degree Days in HovdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FMay 390°FMay 390°FJul 5900°FJul 5900°FAug 221,800°FAug 221,800°FDec 312,167°FDec 312,167°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 3.8 months, from April 20 to August 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Hovd is June, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 1 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Hovd is December, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Hovd

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in HovdbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 97.8 kWhJun 97.8 kWhDec 211.9 kWhDec 211.9 kWhApr 206.6 kWhApr 206.6 kWhAug 146.6 kWhAug 146.6 kWhNov 13.1 kWhNov 13.1 kWhFeb 83.1 kWhFeb 83.1 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) 2.33.44.96.47.47.77.36.55.33.92.62.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hovd are 44.670 deg latitude, 102.175 deg longitude, and 5,003 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hovd contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 407 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,040 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,350 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,615 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hovd is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (100%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (99%).

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

Hovd 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 Hovd, 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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