Erdenet climate — normals and trends
Erdenet (Mongolia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 432 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Erdenet averages 218 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Erdenet has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 227 to 209 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -41.6 °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
ErdenetOrhon
- coords
- 49.03°, 104.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.3°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
-5.7°C
Annual rainfall
432mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
37.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
218 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.9 cm
Average feels-like high
2.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
36.7 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-41.6 °C
9 January 2001
Wettest day
54 mm
23 August 2007
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
19 April 1998
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
19 October 1997
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
24 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-46.6 °C
9 January 2001
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
5 October 1947
Sunniest day
15.7 h
18 June 2021
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 | -10.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -7.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 3.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 36 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 69 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 2.5 °C | -3.8 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | -3.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -12.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Erdenet?
Erdenet has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 432 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Erdenet?
The hottest day measured in Erdenet between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Erdenet?
The coldest day measured in Erdenet between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2001, at -41.6 °C.
Does it snow in Erdenet?
Yes. Erdenet gets on average 58.9 cm of snow per year and has around 218 frost days.
Has the climate of Erdenet warmed?
Yes: Erdenet warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Erdenet?
The wettest day measured in Erdenet between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2007, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Erdenet?
The windiest day measured in Erdenet between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1998, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Erdenet?
The warmest month in Erdenet is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Erdenet?
Erdenet receives on average 432 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Erdenet?
Erdenet gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Erdenet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Erdenet between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1947, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Erdenet?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Erdenet.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Erdenet?
In Erdenet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 24 July 1999, and the lowest was -46.6 °C on 9 January 2001.
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