Bayanbulag, Bayankhongor

Bayanbulag District
Баянбулаг сум
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Bayanbulag District

Location in Mongolia

Coordinates: 46°48′29″N 98°05′28″E / 46.80806°N 98.09111°ECoordinates: 46°48′29″N 98°05′28″E / 46.80806°N 98.09111°E
Country  Mongolia
Province Bayankhongor
Time zone UTC+8

Bayanbulag (Mongolian: Баянбулаг, Rich spring) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia.

Climate

Bayanbulag has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. The climate is very dry; most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.

Climate data for Bayanbulag
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.1
(31.8)
6.2
(43.2)
12.4
(54.3)
19.0
(66.2)
23.8
(74.8)
26.1
(79)
32.7
(90.9)
27.8
(82)
20.7
(69.3)
19.6
(67.3)
9.3
(48.7)
7.8
(46)
32.7
(90.9)
Average high °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)
−9.6
(14.7)
−4.0
(24.8)
4.5
(40.1)
12.8
(55)
17.8
(64)
19.5
(67.1)
17.4
(63.3)
12.5
(54.5)
4.3
(39.7)
−6.0
(21.2)
−11.1
(12)
3.79
(38.81)
Daily mean °C (°F) −22.5
(−8.5)
−19.7
(−3.5)
−12.8
(9)
−2.9
(26.8)
4.9
(40.8)
10.6
(51.1)
11.9
(53.4)
10.1
(50.2)
4.5
(40.1)
−4.5
(23.9)
−14.9
(5.2)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−4.62
(23.69)
Average low °C (°F) −30.4
(−22.7)
−28.6
(−19.5)
−21.9
(−7.4)
−11.6
(11.1)
−3.7
(25.3)
2.4
(36.3)
5.7
(42.3)
2.5
(36.5)
−3.8
(25.2)
−11.6
(11.1)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−27.6
(−17.7)
−12.62
(9.28)
Record low °C (°F) −48.1
(−54.6)
−45.0
(−49)
−40.2
(−40.4)
−29.3
(−20.7)
−23.8
(−10.8)
−11.4
(11.5)
−7.8
(18)
−7.3
(18.9)
−17.3
(0.9)
−29.9
(−21.8)
−38
(−36)
−45.5
(−49.9)
−48.1
(−54.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.6
(0.024)
1.4
(0.055)
2.0
(0.079)
5.0
(0.197)
5.7
(0.224)
20.4
(0.803)
32.5
(1.28)
21.9
(0.862)
12.2
(0.48)
4.6
(0.181)
2.8
(0.11)
0.9
(0.035)
110
(4.33)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.1 3.1 4.8 3.6 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.2 18
Source: NOAA (1975-1990) [1]

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