2,351 species of flora
General Climate Features
- Very cold winters
• Temperatures often go –20°C to –40°C in many provinces.
• Snowfall is not very heavy, but winter is long.
Warm to hot summers
- July can reach 25–35°C, especially in the Gobi and central regions
- Very dry
• Most of the country gets less than 300 mm of rain per year.
• Gobi area can get less than 100 mm
- Big daily temperature changes
• Days can be warm and nights can drop by 10–20°C quickly
- High UV and strong winds
• Mongolia has strong sunlight, especially in the Gobi and high-altitude regions.
Weather by Region
- Gobi Desert (Dornogovi, Omnogovi, Dundgovi)
• Mongolia has strong sunlight, especially in the Gobi and high-altitude regions.
- Central Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, Tuv, Arkhangai)
• Summer: +15 to +30°C
• Winter: –25 to –35°C (Ulaanbaatar often drops below –30°C)
• Short summer, long cold winter.
- Northern Mongolia (Khuvsgul, Bulgan, Selenge)
• Summer: +12 to +25°C
• Winter: –25 to –40°C
• More forests, slightly more rainfall.
- Western Mongolia (Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Zavkhan)
• Summer: +10 to +25°C
• Winter: –30 to –45°C (some of the coldest)
• Very strong winds.
• Mountain weather changes fast.
- Eastern Mongolia (Khentii, Dornod, Sukhbaatar)
• Summer: +20 to +32°C
• Winter: –20 to –35°C
• More grasslands, occasional summer storms.