Ölgii weather in November

In November, Ölgii sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ölgii's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ölgii's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
4th coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:19 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ölgii is capital-city of the Bayan-Ölgii aimag in Mongolia.

Density
1,893/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ölgii reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 11°C cooler than October and about 8°C warmer than December.

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

How November really feels in Ölgii

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ölgii weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -28°00.10.28.50.0
Feb-11° / -24°10.50.69.80.0
Mar-3° / -16°61.72.111.60.0
Apr / -5°123.62.713.41.1
May13° / 245.22.2154.3
Jun19° / 378.30.515.96.2
Jul21° / 10°469.7015.66.5
Aug19° / 337.10.114.26.6
Sep13° / 123.51.212.44.1
Oct / -8°51.81.610.50.4
Nov-7° / -18°311.38.90.0
Dec-15° / -25°10.20.48.10.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86634
96634
106733
116634
126634
136634
146733
156733
166733
176832
186832
196832
206832
216733
226733
236733
246733
256733
266733
276634
286634
296733
306733

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Ölgii gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1235
1335
1435
1534
1634
1734
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2333
2433
2533
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:555:32
29.67:575:31
39.57:595:29
49.58:005:27
59.48:025:26
69.48:035:25
79.38:055:23
89.38:075:22
99.28:085:20
109.28:105:19
119.18:115:18
129.18:135:16
139.08:145:15
149.08:165:14
158.98:185:13
168.98:195:12
178.88:215:11
188.88:225:10
198.78:245:09
208.78:255:08
218.78:275:07
228.68:285:06
238.68:295:05
248.68:315:04
258.58:325:03
268.58:345:03
278.58:355:02
288.48:365:01
298.48:385:01
308.48:395:00

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ölgii?

Our two travel scores rate November 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
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ölgii.

What to pack for Ölgii in November

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

In November, Ölgii sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ölgii in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ölgii 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ölgii?

Ölgii sits at 49.0°N, 90.0°E, 1,715 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Khovd, 164 km away.

KhovdUlaangomAbazaGorno-AltayskKyzylMayma

Topography around Ölgii

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ölgii has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 1,734 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,132 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,848 m.

The land around Ölgii is covered by bare terrain (53%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
1,132 m
80 km
2,848 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Khovd 164 km · Ulaangom 189 km · Abaza 410 km · Zaysan 412 km · Altay 422 km · Gorno-Altaysk 439 km · Kyzyl 440 km · Mayma 443 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 Ölgii (48.9683°, 89.9625°, elevation 1,715 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).