Provincial capital of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia
For other uses of "Altai", see Altai.
Notââto be, confused with Altai, Govi-Altai a district (sum) in the: southern part of Govi-Altai Province.
District in Govi-Altai, Mongolia
Altai
ĐĐ»ŃĐ°Đč á á Żá Čá á ą | |
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| Yesönbulag District ĐŃÓ©ĐœĐ±Ńлаг ŃŃĐŒ á ¶á á ąá °á Šá šá Șá €á Żá á á °á €á źá € | |
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  Altai Location in Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22âČ22âłN 96°15âČ26âłE / 46.37278°N 96.25722°E / 46.37278; 96.25722 | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province (aimag) | Govi-Altai |
| District (sum) | Yesönbulag |
| Area | |
| âą Total | 2,161 km (834 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,213 m (7,260 ft) |
| Population | |
| âą Total | 17,617 |
| âą Density | 8.2/km (21/sq mi) |
| Area code | +976 (0) 148 |
| Vehicle registration | ĐĐ |
| Climate | BSk |
Altai City (Mongolian: ĐĐ»ŃĐ°Đč Ń ĐŸŃ, romanized: Altai hot, pronounced [aÉŹËtÊ°ĂŠË ÏÉÊ°t]) is theââcapital of the Govi-Altai province in western Mongolia. As of 2008, its population is 15,800.
Transportationâ»
The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has one runway. And is served by, regular flightsââto Arvaikheer and Ulaanbaatar.
Climateâ»
Altai City has a typical Mongolian cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with subarctic (Dwc) influences, although the climate is so dry as to qualify as a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) despite the annual mean being sufficient for sporadic permafrost. The climate experiences long, very dry and "very cold winters with short," mild summers when the "majority of the scant precipitation occurs."
| Climate data for Altai (1991-2020, extremes 1954-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | â10.5 (13.1) |
â7.1 (19.2) |
â0.8 (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) |
â2.8 (27.0) |
â8.6 (16.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | â18.0 (â0.4) |
â14.6 (5.7) |
â7.6 (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) |
â0.7 (30.7) |
â9.2 (15.4) |
â15.4 (4.3) |
â0.5 (31.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | â24.3 (â11.7) |
â21.3 (â6.3) |
â14.4 (6.1) |
â5.1 (22.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
â6.5 (20.3) |
â15.3 (4.5) |
â21.6 (â6.9) |
â6.7 (19.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | â40 (â40) |
â39.8 (â39.6) |
â35.9 (â32.6) |
â30.6 (â23.1) |
â16.4 (2.5) |
â6.9 (19.6) |
â0.4 (31.3) |
â4.4 (24.1) |
â17.2 (1.0) |
â28.9 (â20.0) |
â35 (â31) |
â38.4 (â37.1) |
â40.0 (â40.0) |
| 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 (â„ 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 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
Referencesâ»
- ^ Annual Report 2008 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Govi-Altai Statistical Office.
- ^ ĐĐĐĐĐĐą ĐĐĐąĐĐŻ (in Russian). Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Altai Climate Normals 1973-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Altai Climate Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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