Altai City

For other uses of "Altai", see Altai.
Not to be confused with Altai, Govi-Altai a district (sum) in the southern part of Govi-Altai Province.
Altai
Алтай
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
District
Yesönbulag District
Есөнбулаг сум
ᠶ᠋ᠢᠰᠦᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Altai City in Govi-Altai Province
Altai is located in Mongolia
Altai
Altai
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 96°15′26″E / 46.37278°N 96.25722°E / 46.37278; 96.25722
CountryMongolia
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
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Area code+976 (0) 148
Vehicle registrationГА
ClimateBSk

Altai City (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]

Climate

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) −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]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has three runways and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer and Ulaanbaatar.

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Altai_(Mongolia).
  1. ^ Annual Report 2008 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Govi-Altai Statistical Office.
  2. ^ КЛИМАТ АЛТАЯ (in Russian). Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Altai Climate Normals 1973-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Altai Climate Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Klimatafel von Altai (Altaj) / Mongolei" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Retrieved September 17, 2016.