Khovd in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Khovd sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 104 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Khovd's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khovd's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Precipitation
- 104 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Khovd in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.
A typical summer day in Khovd reaches about 23°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Khovd
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer 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 the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -12° / -23° | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -7° / -20° | 1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2° / -11° | 5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 11.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 11° / -2° | 11 | 3 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 3.4 |
| May | 18° / 5° | 22 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 14.9 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 23° / 12° | 30 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 15.8 | 7.3 |
| Jul | 25° / 14° | 40 | 8.7 | 0 | 15.4 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 23° / 12° | 35 | 7.2 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 17° / 5° | 14 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 9° / -3° | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 2.3 |
| Nov | -2° / -12° | 3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -10° / -20° | 1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Khovd gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Khovd?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is one of the better times to visit Khovd for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Khovd in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Khovd sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
UV index in Khovd in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Khovd in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 32 | 48 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 41 | 51 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
| Level | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | Moderate |
| Feb | 48 | Poor |
| Mar | 63 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 48 | Poor |
| May | 48 | Poor |
| Jun | 48 | Poor |
| Jul | 41 | Poor |
| Aug | 51 | Poor |
| Sep | 33 | Moderate |
| Oct | 25 | Moderate |
| Nov | 25 | Moderate |
| Dec | 17 | Moderate |
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.
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.
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 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.