When to go · Dalanzadgad

Dalanzadgad in May

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Mongolia: Gobi is workable but windy; the north is still cold. Camps open from mid-month.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 8°C (47°F)47°F (8°C) / 21°C (71°F)71°F (21°C); average high / low
Rain days: 11
Crowds: Low; Mongolia overall
Prices: Medium; Mongolia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedMongolia month rating

Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Mongolia: Gobi is workable but windy; the north is still cold. Camps open from mid-month.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

DalanzadgadHighs around 8.1 °C (47 °F), lows around 21.4 °C (71 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 47 °F (8.1 °C), lows around 71 °F (21.4 °C), rain on about 11 days
Gobi, Mongolia · Dalanzadgad, Khongoryn Els, Bayanzag, Yolyn Amsmoke haze
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: Gobi is workable but windy; the north is still cold. Camps open from mid-month.

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

First month

Second month

Verdict
May: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 8.1 °C (47 °F)47 °F (8.1 °C)
Jun: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Night low
May: 21.4 °C (71 °F)71 °F (21.4 °C)
Jun: 26.7 °C (80 °F)80 °F (26.7 °C)
Rain days
May: 11 (better)
Jun: 22
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0

May: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Mongolia: Gobi is workable but windy; the north is still cold. Camps open from mid-month.

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

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