When to go · Dalanzadgad

Dalanzadgad in December

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited services).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: −17°C (1°F)1°F (−17°C) / −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C); average high / low
Rain days: 3
Crowds: Low; Mongolia overall
Prices: Low; Mongolia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Dalanzadgad

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited services).

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

DalanzadgadHighs around -17.1 °C (1 °F), lows around -5 °C (23 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 1 °F (-17.1 °C), lows around 23 °F (-5 °C), rain on about 3 days
Gobi, Mongolia · Dalanzadgad, Khongoryn Els, Bayanzag, Yolyn Amcool
Summer days reach 35–40 °C (95–104 °F), nights stay cool; spring (Apr–May) brings wind and dust storms. September is the easy month.Summer days reach 95–104 °F (35–40 °C), nights stay cool; spring (Apr–May) brings wind and dust storms. September is the easy month.

Mongolia overall: Deep cold and smog; Ulaanbaatar only, with good layers.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dalanzadgad, side by side.

First month

Second month

Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -17.1 °C (1 °F)1 °F (-17.1 °C)
Jun: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Night low
Dec: -5 °C (23 °F)23 °F (-5 °C)
Jun: 26.7 °C (80 °F)80 °F (26.7 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 3 (better)
Jun: 22
Crowds
Dec: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 0
Jun: 0

December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited services).

June: Inside Dalanzadgad's best window: Jun–Sep.

Dalanzadgad: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.