Climate
Darkhan has a borderline humid continental climate (Dwb), close to the more typical subarctic climate (Dwc) of northern Mongolia, which is found in higher areas near the city, and only marginally wet enough to avoid qualifying as a semi-arid climate (BSk). These three climate types tend to overlap a good deal over the border regions of Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan. This area has extremely cold and dry winters; however the summers are warmer and more humid.
| Climate data for Darkhan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −16 (3) |
−12 (10) |
1 (34) |
11 (52) |
19 (66) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
18 (64) |
9 (48) |
−3 (27) |
−13 (9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −28 (−18) |
−26 (−15) |
−15 (5) |
−4 (25) |
3 (37) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
3 (37) |
−5 (23) |
−16 (3) |
−25 (−13) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
4 (0.16) |
6 (0.24) |
13 (0.51) |
22 (0.87) |
63 (2.48) |
92 (3.62) |
82 (3.23) |
41 (1.61) |
15 (0.59) |
8 (0.31) |
6 (0.24) |
357 (14.06) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 92 |
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