Saikhan-Ovoo has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with warm summers and very cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain. Winters are very dry.
| Climate data for Saikhan-Ovoo, elevation 1,316 m (4,318 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967–1990) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
8.5
(47.3) |
13.8
(56.8) |
19.1
(66.4) |
26.8
(80.2) |
34.1
(93.4) |
35.9
(96.6) |
37.5
(99.5) |
36.4
(97.5) |
30.8
(87.4) |
24.3
(75.7) |
18.8
(65.8) |
7.2
(45.0) |
37.5
(99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
−10.7
(12.7) |
−5.5
(22.1) |
5.0
(41.0) |
14.3
(57.7) |
20.8
(69.4) |
26.4
(79.5) |
28.8
(83.8) |
27.1
(80.8) |
20.6
(69.1) |
11.6
(52.9) |
0.0
(32.0) |
−9.3
(15.3) |
10.8
(51.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
−19.1
(−2.4) |
−15.0
(5.0) |
−3.3
(26.1) |
6.4
(43.5) |
13.4
(56.1) |
19.6
(67.3) |
22.3
(72.1) |
20.3
(68.5) |
13.3
(55.9) |
3.5
(38.3) |
−7.7
(18.1) |
−17.0
(1.4) |
3.1
(37.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
−25.6
(−14.1) |
−22.4
(−8.3) |
−11.5
(11.3) |
−1.6
(29.1) |
5.3
(41.5) |
12.3
(54.1) |
15.6
(60.1) |
13.5
(56.3) |
5.6
(42.1) |
−3.9
(25.0) |
−14.3
(6.3) |
−23.5
(−10.3) |
−4.2
(24.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−39.6
(−39.3) |
−38.6
(−37.5) |
−36.1
(−33.0) |
−17.3
(0.9) |
−7.9
(17.8) |
−1.3
(29.7) |
4.8
(40.6) |
−0.7
(30.7) |
−14.0
(6.8) |
−27.2
(−17.0) |
−32.7
(−26.9) |
−38.9
(−38.0) |
−39.6
(−39.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
0.6
(0.02) |
1.2
(0.05) |
1.6
(0.06) |
2.1
(0.08) |
9.6
(0.38) |
15.3
(0.60) |
38.6
(1.52) |
25.0
(0.98) |
11.9
(0.47) |
4.0
(0.16) |
1.4
(0.06) |
0.8
(0.03) |
112.1
(4.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
18.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA (precipitation 1967-1990) [2] |
| Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[3] |
