Khovd weather in August

In August, Khovd sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khovd's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khovd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
47%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Khovd is city in Mongolia.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 40 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
426/km²
people per km²
Founded
1731

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khovd reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22413
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30219
31219

How August really feels in Khovd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Khovd weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -23°10.10.48.60.0
Feb-7° / -20°10.50.89.90.0
Mar / -11°51.61.911.60.1
Apr11° / -2°1132.113.43.4
May18° / 224.81.714.96.4
Jun23° / 12°306.80.115.87.3
Jul25° / 14°408.7015.47.1
Aug23° / 12°357.2014.17.5
Sep17° / 143.30.612.46.6
Oct / -3°61.51.510.62.3
Nov-2° / -12°30.91.190.0
Dec-10° / -20°10.30.68.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46634
56634
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116733
126733
136733
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276931
286931
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khovd gets around 35 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
628
728
828
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1027
1126
1226
1325
1425
1524
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29271
39271
49361
59451
69451
79541
89541
99631
109730
119820
129820
139820
149910
159910
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:348:25
214.85:358:24
314.85:368:22
414.75:388:21
514.75:398:19
614.65:408:18
714.65:428:16
814.55:438:15
914.55:448:13
1014.45:468:12
1114.45:478:10
1214.35:488:08
1314.35:508:06
1414.25:518:05
1514.25:538:03
1614.15:548:01
1714.15:557:59
1814.05:577:58
1914.05:587:56
2013.95:597:54
2113.96:017:52
2213.86:027:50
2313.76:047:48
2413.76:057:46
2513.66:067:44
2613.66:087:42
2713.56:097:40
2813.56:117:38
2913.46:127:36
3013.36:147:34
3113.36:157:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Khovd?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Khovd for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Khovd in August

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

In August, Khovd sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khovd in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Khovd peaks around July 17 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Khovd in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Khovd is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Khovd's WHO annual average of 40 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1662 µg/m³Dec 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May48Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khovd?

Khovd sits at 48.0°N, 91.6°E, 1,395 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Ölgii, 164 km away.

ÖlgiiUlaangomUliastayAltaiKyzylAbazaUrumqi

Topography around Khovd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khovd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 1,411 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,801 m.

The land around Khovd is covered by bare terrain (57%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
2,801 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Ölgii 164 km · Ulaangom 222 km · Uliastay 389 km · Altai 393 km · Kyzyl 458 km · Zaysan 510 km · Abaza 528 km · Urumqi 562 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 Khovd (48.0056°, 91.6419°, elevation 1,395 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).