Altai City
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Not to be confused with Altay City.
For other uses of "Altai", see Altay.
| Altai | |
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 Altai
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| Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 96°15′26″E / 46.37278°N 96.25722°ECoordinates: 46°22′22″N 96°15′26″E / 46.37278°N 96.25722°E | |
| Country |  Mongolia |
| Province (aimag) | Govi-Altai |
| District (sum) | Yesönbulag |
| Population [1] | |
| • Estimate (2008) | 15,800 |
The city of Altai (Mongolian: Алтай) is the capital of the Govi-Altai province (aimag) in western Mongolia. The capital is geographically located in the Yesönbulag district (sum). It is not to be confused with the separate sum also named Altai in the south of the aimag. City population is 15,800 (2008 est.[1])
[edit] Transportation
The Altai Airport (LTI / ZMAT) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer and Ulan Bator.
[edit] Climate
Altai experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, dry, very cold winters and short, warm summers.
| Climate data for Altai | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
5.03 (41.06) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18 (−0.4) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−1.64 (29.04) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.8 (−12.6) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−16 (3.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−17 (1.4) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−7.98 (17.63) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.039) |
1.8 (0.071) |
5.9 (0.232) |
10.1 (0.398) |
12.2 (0.48) |
27.7 (1.091) |
48.6 (1.913) |
40.7 (1.602) |
16.0 (0.63) |
7.5 (0.295) |
2.9 (0.114) |
1.5 (0.059) |
175.9 (6.925) |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory [2] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Annual Report 2008. Govi-Altai Statistical Office.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Altai". Hong Kong SAR Government. http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/china/altai_e.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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