Dalandzadgad weather in September

In September, Dalandzadgad sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°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 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Dalandzadgad's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dalandzadgad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 15 mm; 3.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:48 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Dalandzadgad is capital city of Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongolia.

Density: 52/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 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Dalandzadgad reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°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)	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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

How September really feels in Dalandzadgad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Dalandzadgad weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -19°	1	0.3	0.4	9.1	0.0
Feb	-3° / -15°	2	0.6	0.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	4° / -8°	6	1.7	1.8	11.6	0.4
Apr	13° / -0°	6	2	1.2	13.2	4.2
May	19° / 7°	15	3.6	0.5	14.5	7.1
Jun	25° / 13°	22	5.7	0	15.2	7.5
Jul	27° / 16°	31	6.6	0	14.9	7.1
Aug	25° / 14°	34	6.4	0	13.8	7.6
Sep	19° / 8°	15	3.4	0.2	12.3	7.4
Oct	11° / -1°	6	1.9	1.2	10.8	3.5
Nov	1° / -10°	2	0.8	1.1	9.5	0.0
Dec	-6° / -17°	1	0.5	0.7	8.8	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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. 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 (%)	65	65	65	66	67	67	68	69	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	74	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76
Cloudier (%)	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dalandzadgad gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7

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

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 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:39 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)	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04
Sunset (PM)	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:31	7:34
2	13.0	6:32	7:32
3	13.0	6:33	7:30
4	12.9	6:34	7:28
5	12.9	6:35	7:26
6	12.8	6:36	7:24
7	12.8	6:37	7:22
8	12.7	6:39	7:21
9	12.6	6:40	7:19
10	12.6	6:41	7:17
11	12.5	6:42	7:15
12	12.5	6:43	7:13
13	12.4	6:44	7:11
14	12.4	6:45	7:09
15	12.3	6:47	7:07
16	12.3	6:48	7:05
17	12.2	6:49	7:04
18	12.2	6:50	7:02
19	12.1	6:51	7:00
20	12.1	6:52	6:58
21	12.0	6:54	6:56
22	12.0	6:55	6:54
23	11.9	6:56	6:52
24	11.9	6:57	6:50
25	11.8	6:58	6:48
26	11.8	6:59	6:46
27	11.7	7:01	6:45
28	11.7	7:02	6:43
29	11.6	7:03	6:41
30	11.6	7:04	6:39

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.08 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	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	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
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	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dalandzadgad

In seasonPeak

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

Dalandzadgad sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Dalandzadgad?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Dalandzadgad for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dalandzadgad in September

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

In September, Dalandzadgad sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Dalandzadgad in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dalandzadgad peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	9	8	10	8	7	4	2	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	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Dalandzadgad 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 Dalandzadgad is worst in May — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (December, 20 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)	21	29	83	104	114	80	71	67	71	83	60	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	83	Unhealthy
Apr	104	Unhealthy
May	114	Unhealthy
Jun	80	Unhealthy
Jul	71	Unhealthy
Aug	67	Unhealthy
Sep	71	Unhealthy
Oct	83	Unhealthy
Nov	60	Unhealthy
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dalandzadgad?

Dalandzadgad sits at 43.6°N, 104.4°E, 1,470 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Hovd, 203 km away.

Topography around Dalandzadgad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalandzadgad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 1,473 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,624 m.

The land around Dalandzadgad is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

87 m

bare terrain 78%

16 km

1,068 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

1,624 m

bare terrain 92%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

September weather nearby: Hovd 203 km · Bogd 217 km · Arvayheer 326 km · Bayanhongor 413 km · Saynshand 476 km · Tsetserleg 492 km · Dzuunmod 500 km · Zuunmod 500 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 Dalandzadgad (43.5708°, 104.425°, elevation 1,470 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	23	11
2	23	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	9
10	21	9
11	20	9
12	20	8
13	20	8
14	20	8
15	20	8
16	19	7
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	17	5
25	17	5
26	17	5
27	17	4
28	16	4
29	16	4
30	16	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	66	34
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24

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

	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