the main Programs Tours Fishing Hunting About the recreation center About Mongolia Guest Reviews Price list Click to view our rates Nature and Climate Climate Relief Description of Lake Khubsugul Travel notes Buddhist monastery Dilettante's unlucky notes Climate The high ridges of Central Asia, encircling Mongolia from almost all sides with powerful barriers, isolate it from the humid air currents of both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, which creates a sharply continental climate on its territory. It is characterized by the predominance of sunny days, especially in winter, significant dryness of the air, low precipitation, sharp temperature fluctuations, not only annual, but also daily. The temperature during the day can sometimes fluctuate between 20-30 ° C. The coldest month of the year is January . In some regions of the country, the temperature drops to -45-50 ° C. The hottest month is July. The average air temperature during this period in most of the territory is +20 ° С, in the south up to +25 ° С. The maximum temperatures in the Gobi Desert during this period can reach + 45-58 ° С. Average annual precipitation is 200-250 mm. 80-90% of the total annual rainfall falls within five months, from May to September. The winds are strongest in spring. In the Gobi regions, winds often lead to the formation of storms and reach an enormous destructive force - 15-25 m / s. A wind of such force can tear yurts and carry them away for several kilometers, tear tents to shreds. Mongolia is characterized by a number of exceptional physical and geographical phenomena, within its limits are: the center of the world maximum winter atmospheric pressure the world's southernmost permafrost zone on flat relief (47 ° N) in Western Mongolia, in the basin of the Great Lakes, there is the northernmost desert zone on the globe (50.5 ° N) the Gobi desert is the most sharply continental place on the planet. In summer, the air temperature can rise to +58 ° С, in winter it can drop to -45 ° С Relief >>> Photogallery "About Mongolia" All photo gallery >>> Peace of Mongolia Festival "Berkutchi" Mongolian cuisine Story Animal world Animal world Camel