Erdenet weather in January

In January, Erdenet sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -24°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.4 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Erdenet's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erdenet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-24°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
9:00 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Erdenet is capital city of Orkhon Province, Mongolia.

Density
470/km²
people per km²
Founded
1975

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 -14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Erdenet reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -8°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)
1-14-23
2-14-23
3-14-23
4-14-23
5-14-23
6-14-23
7-14-24
8-14-24
9-14-24
10-14-24
11-14-24
12-14-24
13-14-24
14-14-24
15-14-24
16-14-24
17-14-24
18-14-24
19-14-24
20-14-24
21-14-24
22-14-24
23-13-24
24-13-24
25-13-24
26-13-24
27-13-24
28-13-24
29-13-23
30-12-23
31-12-23

How January really feels in Erdenet

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.

Erdenet 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-14° / -24°20.40.98.50.0
Feb-9° / -20°30.81.49.80.0
Mar / -12°82.4311.60.0
Apr10° / -3°215.54.113.42.4
May17° / 357.82.7155.5
Jun22° / 10°6311.20.115.96.3
Jul23° / 13°9113.5015.66.2
Aug21° / 11°8612.1014.26.2
Sep16° / 387.71.512.45.2
Oct / -5°174.33.710.51.3
Nov-4° / -14°82.63.28.90.0
Dec-12° / -21°31.21.78.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37426
47426
57525
67525
77525
87525
97624
107624
117624
127525
137525
147525
157426
167426
177426
187426
197426
207426
217426
227426
237525
247525
257525
267624
277624
287624
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Erdenet gets around 2 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
145
235
335
434
534
624
724
823
923
1023
1123
1213
1313
1413
1513
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:04 AM to 8:45 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.19:045:09
28.19:045:10
38.19:045:11
48.19:045:12
58.19:045:13
68.29:045:14
78.29:045:15
88.29:045:16
98.29:035:17
108.39:035:19
118.39:025:20
128.39:025:21
138.39:015:22
148.49:015:24
158.49:005:25
168.49:005:26
178.58:595:28
188.58:585:29
198.58:585:30
208.68:575:32
218.68:565:33
228.78:555:35
238.78:545:36
248.78:535:38
258.88:525:39
268.88:515:41
278.98:505:42
288.98:495:44
299.08:485:45
309.08:475:47
319.18:455:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Erdenet?

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

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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Erdenet.

What to pack for Erdenet in January

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

In January, Erdenet sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -24°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Erdenet 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 Erdenet 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 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Erdenet?

Erdenet sits at 49.0°N, 104.1°E, 1,307 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Bulgan, 47 km away.

DarhanDzüünharaaSühbaatarKyakhtaUlaanbaatarZuunmodDzuunmod

Topography around Erdenet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erdenet has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Erdenet is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
653 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bulgan 47 km · Darhan 143 km · Dzüünharaa 175 km · Sühbaatar 203 km · Kyakhta 225 km · Ulaanbaatar 241 km · Zuunmod 258 km · Dzuunmod 258 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 Erdenet (49.0333°, 104.0833°, elevation 1,307 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).