Bogd weather in January

In January, Bogd sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 1 mm of precipitation across 0.4 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bogd's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:51 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bogd is settlement in Mongolia.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bogd reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 5°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-19
2-9-19
3-10-19
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How January really feels in Bogd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bogd weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -19°10.40.790.0
Feb-5° / -15°10.50.910.10.0
Mar / -8°61.71.811.60.3
Apr12° / 92.41.913.24.0
May19° / 143.50.714.67.2
Jun25° / 13°244.40.115.37.8
Jul27° / 16°305.80157.3
Aug25° / 14°254.6013.97.9
Sep19° / 142.70.212.37.4
Oct10° / -1°71.81.410.73.1
Nov-0° / -10°311.39.40.0
Dec-8° / -17°20.81.18.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68119
78218
88218
98218
108218
118119
128119
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288119
298119
308119
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bogd gets around 1 mm of rain and snow over 0.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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523
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712
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1112
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3112

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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 January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:545:35
28.78:545:36
38.78:545:36
48.78:545:37
58.78:545:38
68.78:545:39
78.88:545:40
88.88:545:41
98.88:545:42
108.88:535:43
118.98:535:44
128.98:535:45
138.98:535:46
148.98:525:48
158.98:525:49
169.08:515:50
179.08:515:51
189.08:505:52
199.18:505:54
209.18:495:55
219.18:485:56
229.28:485:57
239.28:475:59
249.28:466:00
259.38:456:01
269.38:456:02
279.38:446:04
289.48:436:05
299.48:426:07
309.48:416:08
319.58:406:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bogd

In seasonPeak

None of Bogd's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bogd sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bogd?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogd.

What to pack for Bogd in January

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

In January, Bogd sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bogd in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogd peaks around July 19 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 highModerateLowJul 19UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bogd in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bogd is worst in May — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMay 1556 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr51Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bogd?

Bogd sits at 44.7°N, 102.2°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Hovd, 16 km away.

ArvayheerBayanhongorDalandzadgadTsetserlegBulganAltaiZuunmod

Topography around Bogd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,538 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,024 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,621 m.

The land around Bogd is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
1,024 m
80 km
2,621 m
grasslandbare terrain
January weather nearby: Hovd 16 km · Arvayheer 183 km · Bayanhongor 204 km · Dalandzadgad 217 km · Tsetserleg 317 km · Bulgan 472 km · Altai 498 km · Zuunmod 499 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 Bogd (44.6702°, 102.1749°, elevation 1,525 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).