Dalanzadgad weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇳 Mongolia · small town · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Dalanzadgad is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with September and June close behind. Dalanzadgad averages about 3,243 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,243
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 127 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈28 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 1,456 m
When is the best time to visit Dalanzadgad?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dalanzadgad is May, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dalanzadgad?
Dalanzadgad is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,243 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate May (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 12 destinations in Mongolia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,222 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 59% of the annual 127 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -19° / -2°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -16° / 3°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -8° / 18°F | 4 mm | 4 |
| April | 49 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 4 mm | 6 |
| May | 96 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 12 mm | 7 |
| June | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 21 mm | 7 |
| July | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 31 mm | 7 |
| August | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 23 mm | 7 |
| September | 96 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 15 mm | 5 |
| October | 24 | 11° / 52°F | -2° / 28°F | 6 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 3 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Wuhai China · 470 km · best in May · 3,229 h sun/yr
- Ulaanbaatar (Sergelen) Mongolia · 488 km · best in Jun · 3,261 h sun/yr
- Baotou China · 575 km · best in May · 3,170 h sun/yr
- Yinchuan China · 612 km · best in Apr · 3,046 h sun/yr
- Ordos China · 646 km · best in May · 3,002 h sun/yr
- Jiayuguan China · 651 km · best in May · 2,993 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mandalgobi Mongolia · 280 km · 3,351 h sun/yr · best in May
- Arvaikheer Mongolia · 319 km · 3,201 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Bayankhongor Mongolia · 405 km · 3,253 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Bayannur China · 407 km · 3,209 h sun/yr · best in May
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