Khovd Weather in December
Khovd in December
The short of it: Khovd in December averages a high of -14 °C (8 °F) and a low of -26 °C (-14 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 8 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -14° · low -26° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 8 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Khovd an average December high of -14°, a low of -26° and some 2.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 11° from November to about -14°, with nights near -26°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 23 min in mid-December, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Khovd runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Jargalant, 127 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Khovd, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 11° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JargalantBayan-Ölgii Province | 127 km SSW | -14° | -25° | 4.0 mm |
| KoktokayXinjiang | 162 km WSW | -12° | -24° | 8.0 mm |
| ÖlgiiBayan-Ölgii Province | 164 km NW | -9° | -20° | 1.0 mm |
| TemekeXinjiang | 167 km WSW | -12° | -25° | 9.0 mm |
| TurgunXinjiang | 177 km SW | -13° | -25° | 8.0 mm |
| FuyunXinjiang | 195 km SW | -9° | -22° | 12 mm |
| KürtiXinjiang | 197 km WSW | -9° | -22° | 10 mm |
| BürenhayrhanHovd | 213 km S | -13° | -24° | 4.0 mm |