Darkhan climate — normals and trends
Darkhan (Mongolia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.8 °C and it receives 358 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Darkhan averages 208 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Darkhan has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 214 to 202 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 24 July 1999) and the coldest -44.2 °C (on 9 January 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
DarkhanDarhan Uul
- coords
- 49.49°, 105.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.8°C
Average daily high
6.9°C
Average daily low
-5.0°C
Annual rainfall
358mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
41.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
208 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.9 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.0 °C
24 July 1999
Coldest day
-44.2 °C
9 January 2001
Wettest day
69 mm
10 August 2017
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
14 October 1994
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
6 May 1993
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
29 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-49.3 °C
9 January 2001
Snowiest day
16.4 cm
6 May 1993
Sunniest day
16.0 h
21 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -13.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -9.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 8 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 102 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 4.3 °C | -3.6 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | -3.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | -15.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darkhan?
Darkhan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.8 °C and it receives 358 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darkhan?
The hottest day measured in Darkhan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1999, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darkhan?
The coldest day measured in Darkhan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2001, at -44.2 °C.
Does it snow in Darkhan?
Yes. Darkhan gets on average 46.9 cm of snow per year and has around 208 frost days.
Has the climate of Darkhan warmed?
Yes: Darkhan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darkhan?
The wettest day measured in Darkhan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2017, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darkhan?
The windiest day measured in Darkhan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1994, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darkhan?
The warmest month in Darkhan is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Darkhan?
Darkhan receives on average 358 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darkhan?
Darkhan gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Darkhan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Darkhan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1993, with 16.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Darkhan?
Yes: Darkhan has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darkhan?
In Darkhan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 29 July 2007, and the lowest was -49.3 °C on 9 January 2001.
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