Altai weather in September

In September, Altai sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Altai's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altai's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 18 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:20 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical September day in Altai reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10
Avg low (°C)	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	6
4	17	6
5	16	6
6	16	5
7	16	5
8	16	5
9	15	5
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	14	3
15	14	3
16	14	3
17	14	3
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	12	0
27	11	0
28	11	0
29	11	0
30	10	-1

How September really feels in Altai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Altai weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-12° / -20°	1	0.2	0.6	8.8	0.0
Feb	-8° / -18°	2	0.8	1.5	10	0.0
Mar	-1° / -11°	9	2.8	3.5	11.6	0.0
Apr	8° / -3°	17	5.2	3.7	13.3	1.4
May	14° / 3°	25	6.7	2.6	14.7	4.6
Jun	20° / 9°	44	8.6	0.3	15.5	6.4
Jul	22° / 12°	56	9.4	0	15.2	6.7
Aug	20° / 9°	42	7.6	0.2	14	6.8
Sep	14° / 3°	18	4.9	1.5	12.4	4.8
Oct	6° / -5°	11	3.7	3.7	10.7	0.8
Nov	-4° / -13°	5	1.8	2.1	9.2	0.0
Dec	-10° / -18°	2	0.6	1	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	31	31	30	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Altai gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	21	1
2	21	1
3	21	1
4	21	2
5	20	2
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	19	3
9	19	4
10	18	4
11	18	5
12	17	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	7
27	13	7
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38
Sunset (PM)	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	6:00	7:09
2	13.1	6:01	7:07
3	13.0	6:03	7:05
4	13.0	6:04	7:03
5	12.9	6:05	7:01
6	12.9	6:06	6:59
7	12.8	6:08	6:57
8	12.8	6:09	6:55
9	12.7	6:10	6:53
10	12.7	6:12	6:51
11	12.6	6:13	6:49
12	12.5	6:14	6:47
13	12.5	6:16	6:45
14	12.4	6:17	6:43
15	12.4	6:18	6:41
16	12.3	6:20	6:39
17	12.3	6:21	6:37
18	12.2	6:22	6:35
19	12.2	6:24	6:33
20	12.1	6:25	6:31
21	12.0	6:26	6:29
22	12.0	6:27	6:27
23	11.9	6:29	6:25
24	11.9	6:30	6:23
25	11.8	6:31	6:20
26	11.8	6:33	6:18
27	11.7	6:34	6:16
28	11.6	6:36	6:14
29	11.6	6:37	6:12
30	11.5	6:38	6:10

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.96 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 — September's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Altai?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Altai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Altai in September

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

In September, Altai sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Altai in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	8	8	10	8	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Altai in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	13	15	13	18	22	14	18	9	8	8	5
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	9	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

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.

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

bare terrain 51%

16 km

1,074 m

grassland 67%

80 km

2,683 m

bare terrain 54%

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← August Altai year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	6
4	17	6
5	16	6
6	16	5
7	16	5
8	16	5
9	15	5
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	14	3
15	14	3
16	14	3
17	14	3
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	12	0
27	11	0
28	11	0
29	11	0
30	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	21	1
2	21	1
3	21	1
4	21	2
5	20	2
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	19	3
9	19	4
10	18	4
11	18	5
12	17	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	7
27	13	7
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	6
4	17	6
5	16	6
6	16	5
7	16	5
8	16	5
9	15	5
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	14	3
15	14	3
16	14	3
17	14	3
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	12	0
27	11	0
28	11	0
29	11	0
30	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	21	1
2	21	1
3	21	1
4	21	2
5	20	2
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	19	3
9	19	4
10	18	4
11	18	5
12	17	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	7
27	13	7
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	6
4	17	6
5	16	6
6	16	5
7	16	5
8	16	5
9	15	5
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	14	3
15	14	3
16	14	3
17	14	3
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	12	0
27	11	0
28	11	0
29	11	0
30	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	21	1
2	21	1
3	21	1
4	21	2
5	20	2
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	19	3
9	19	4
10	18	4
11	18	5
12	17	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	7
27	13	7
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100