Khovd weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇳 Mongolia · small town · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Khovd is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with August and July close behind. Khovd averages about 3,096 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,096
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 155 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈36 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 1,471 m
When is the best time to visit Khovd?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Khovd is June, then August and July. 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 Khovd?
Khovd is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,096 hours of sunshine a year. 92 Sunshine Score points separate June (92) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 of 12 destinations in Mongolia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,222 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 60% of the year's 155 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -20° / -4°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -18° / 0°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -8° / 18°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| April | 32 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 8 mm | 5 |
| May | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 18 mm | 6 |
| June | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 32 mm | 7 |
| July | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 34 mm | 7 |
| August | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 27 mm | 6 |
| September | 71 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 12 mm | 5 |
| October | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 6 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -10° / 14°F | 5 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -17° / 1°F | 3 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Altay China · 265 km · best in May · 3,054 h sun/yr
- Qitai China · 451 km · best in Apr · 2,927 h sun/yr
- Ürümqi China · 552 km · best in Sep · 2,825 h sun/yr
- Karamay China · 579 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Turpan China · 582 km · best in Apr · 2,973 h sun/yr
- Hami China · 590 km · best in Apr · 3,311 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ölgii Mongolia · 171 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Fuyun China · 204 km · 2,940 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Ulaangom Mongolia · 236 km · 2,535 h sun/yr · best in May
- Burqin China · 345 km · 3,021 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Uliastai Mongolia · 367 km · 3,273 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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