Darhan weather in July

In July, Darhan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Darhan's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darhan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
5:12 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Darhan is capital city of Darkhan-Uul Aimag, Mongolia.

Density
814/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Darhan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 3°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Darhan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Darhan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -26°20.50.98.40.0
Feb-9° / -22°20.71.39.80.0
Mar / -12°72.12.511.50.2
Apr12° / -2°184.23.113.43.3
May19° / 336.31.615.16.5
Jun25° / 12°518.40167.0
Jul27° / 15°6810.7015.66.4
Aug24° / 13°7810.4014.26.8
Sep18° / 397.40.712.46.1
Oct / -4°183.92.810.51.9
Nov-4° / -14°82.63.48.90.0
Dec-13° / -22°41.52.180.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34456
44456
54456
64654
74753
84753
94654
104654
114654
124654
134753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Darhan gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
533
633
733
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2036
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182162
281172
378193
477203
575223
674233
772253
869274
967285
1066295
1163316
1261327
1359338
1458348
1556359
16543610
17543610
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 9:00 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:599:00
216.05:009:00
316.05:019:00
416.05:018:59
516.05:028:59
615.95:038:58
715.95:038:58
815.95:048:58
915.95:058:57
1015.85:068:56
1115.85:078:56
1215.85:088:55
1315.85:098:54
1415.75:108:54
1515.75:118:53
1615.75:128:52
1715.65:138:51
1815.65:148:50
1915.65:158:49
2015.55:168:48
2115.55:178:47
2215.55:198:46
2315.45:208:45
2415.45:218:44
2515.35:228:43
2615.35:248:41
2715.35:258:40
2815.25:268:39
2915.25:288:37
3015.15:298:36
3115.15:308:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Darhan?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Darhan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Darhan in July

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

In July, Darhan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Darhan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Darhan peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Darhan?

Darhan sits at 49.5°N, 105.9°E, 683 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Dzüünharaa, 81 km away.

ErdenetBulganUlaanbaatarGusinoozyorskDzuunmod

Topography around Darhan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darhan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Darhan is covered by grassland (70%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Dzüünharaa 81 km · Sühbaatar 85 km · Kyakhta 103 km · Erdenet 143 km · Bulgan 189 km · Ulaanbaatar 189 km · Gusinoozyorsk 204 km · Dzuunmod 212 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 Darhan (49.4867°, 105.9228°, elevation 683 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).