Altai City
Provincial capital of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia
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Altai (Mongolian: Алтай хот, romanized: Altai hot, pronounced [aɬˈtʰæˑ χɔʰt]) is the capital of the Govi-Altai province in western Mongolia. As of 2008, its population is 15,800.[1]
Altai
Алтай ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ | |
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| Yesönbulag District Есөнбулаг сум ᠶ᠋ᠢᠰᠦᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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  Altai Location in Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 96°15′26″E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province (aimag) | Govi-Altai |
| District (sum) | Yesönbulag |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,161 km2 (834 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,213 m (7,260 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 17,617 |
| • Density | 8.152/km2 (21.11/sq mi) |
| Area code | +976 (0) 148 |
| Vehicle registration | ГА |
| Climate | BSk |
Climate
Altai City has a typical Mongolian cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with subarctic (Dwc) influences. Despite the annual mean temperature of −0.5 °C or 31.1 °F being cold enough for sporadic permafrost, the climate is nearly dry enough to qualify as a cold arid climate (BWk). Altai City experiences long, very dry and very cold winters alongside short, mild summers when the majority of the scant precipitation occurs.
| Climate data for Altai, elevation 2,180 m (7,150 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.3 (−11.7) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40 (−40) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−35 (−31) |
−38.4 (−37.1) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
17 (0.7) |
34 (1.3) |
46 (1.8) |
35 (1.4) |
16 (0.6) |
9 (0.4) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
182 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 39.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.7 | 67.1 | 59.7 | 51.4 | 49.1 | 52.9 | 58.6 | 59.0 | 55.8 | 61.4 | 68.7 | 71.4 | 60.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 201.1 | 208.3 | 252.2 | 260.6 | 308.9 | 298.5 | 293.2 | 290.2 | 272.4 | 246.1 | 199.6 | 184.8 | 3,015.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.3 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net [2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun 1961-1990),[3][4] Deutscher Wetterdienst (daily sun 1961-1990)[5] | |||||||||||||
Infrastructure
The city receives its water supply from Zavkhan River connected by a 54-km water pipeline through the Taishir-Altai Water Treatment Plant.[6]
Power plants
Tourist attractions
Transportation
The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has three runways and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer and Ulaanbaatar.
