Altai weather in June

In June, Altai sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Altai's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:48 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Altai is Capital city of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia.

Density
8/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical June day in Altai reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
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How June really feels in Altai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Altai weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°10.20.68.80.0
Feb-8° / -18°20.81.5100.0
Mar-1° / -11°92.83.511.60.0
Apr / -3°175.23.713.31.4
May14° / 256.72.614.74.6
Jun20° / 448.60.315.56.4
Jul22° / 12°569.4015.26.7
Aug20° / 427.60.2146.8
Sep14° / 184.91.512.44.8
Oct / -5°113.73.710.70.8
Nov-4° / -13°51.82.19.20.0
Dec-10° / -18°20.618.50.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45347
55248
65248
75149
85149
95050
105050
115149
125050
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Altai gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1224
2223
3223
4233
5233
6232
7242
8242
9252
10262
11261
12271
13281
14281
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:538:12
215.34:528:13
315.44:528:14
415.44:518:15
515.44:518:16
615.44:508:16
715.54:508:17
815.54:498:18
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
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306.8Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Altai?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Altai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Altai in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Altai sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Altai in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Altai peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Altai in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Altai is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1321 µg/m³Dec 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Altai?

Altai sits at 46.4°N, 96.3°E, 2,156 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Uliastay, 159 km away.

UliastayBayanhongorKhovdTsetserlegMörönBogdArvayheerUlaangom

Topography around Altai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Altai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 2,168 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,683 m.

The land around Altai is covered by bare terrain (51%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (54%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
1,074 m
80 km
2,683 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Uliastay 159 km · Bayanhongor 343 km · Khovd 393 km · Tsetserleg 413 km · Mörön 465 km · Bogd 498 km · Arvayheer 500 km · Ulaangom 507 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,108
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 447
Religion
Buddhist 52%no religion 41%Muslim 3%Shaman 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Altai (46.3722°, 96.2583°, elevation 2,156 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).