Khujirt

Khujirt District
Хужирт сум
ᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Khujirt District
Coordinates: MN 46°53′51″N 102°46′0″E / 46.89750°N 102.76667°E / 46.89750; 102.76667Coordinates: MN 46°53′51″N 102°46′0″E / 46.89750°N 102.76667°E / 46.89750; 102.76667
Country Mongolia
Province Övörkhangai Province
Time zone UTC + 8 (UTC+8)
Khujirt

Khujirt (Mongolian: Хужирт) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The total population of the sum in 2008 was 6,649.[1]

Climate

Khujirt has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.

Climate data for Khujirt
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
11.0
(51.8)
18.0
(64.4)
25.9
(78.6)
28.0
(82.4)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
32.3
(90.1)
26.7
(80.1)
23.6
(74.5)
15.1
(59.2)
11.7
(53.1)
32.3
(90.1)
Average high °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)
−8.8
(16.2)
−0.1
(31.8)
8.7
(47.7)
16.4
(61.5)
20.6
(69.1)
21.3
(70.3)
20.0
(68)
15.4
(59.7)
8.2
(46.8)
−2.5
(27.5)
−10.5
(13.1)
6.34
(43.42)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.8
(−5.4)
−17.9
(−0.2)
−8.5
(16.7)
0.4
(32.7)
8.1
(46.6)
13.0
(55.4)
14.5
(58.1)
12.8
(55)
6.9
(44.4)
−0.7
(30.7)
−10.8
(12.6)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−1.79
(28.77)
Average low °C (°F) −27.7
(−17.9)
−25.8
(−14.4)
−16.7
(1.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
0.2
(32.4)
5.4
(41.7)
8.0
(46.4)
6.3
(43.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
−7.3
(18.9)
−18.1
(−0.6)
−24.9
(−12.8)
−8.98
(15.83)
Record low °C (°F) −41.3
(−42.3)
−40.2
(−40.4)
−35.8
(−32.4)
−24.3
(−11.7)
−12.8
(9)
−5.1
(22.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
−4.5
(23.9)
−16.7
(1.9)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−36
(−33)
−41.8
(−43.2)
−41.8
(−43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.1
(0.043)
1.8
(0.071)
3.7
(0.146)
9.6
(0.378)
23.7
(0.933)
53.8
(2.118)
60.4
(2.378)
64.7
(2.547)
25.0
(0.984)
9.0
(0.354)
3.3
(0.13)
2.0
(0.079)
258.1
(10.161)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.2 0.5 1.3 3.2 4.8 8.8 12.1 11.2 5.1 2.1 1.1 0.7 51.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 196.4 210.7 261.5 252.9 283.0 272.8 260.2 250.0 250.3 238.5 196.0 176.3 2,848.6
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [2]
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