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 (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]

Altai Алтай ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
District
Yesönbulag District Есөнбулаг сум ᠶ᠋ᠢᠰᠦᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠰᠤᠮᠤ
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Altai Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 96°15′26″E
Country	Mongolia
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
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Area code	+976 (0) 148
Vehicle registration	ГА
Climate	BSk

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, elevation 2,180 m (7,150 ft), (1991–2020 normals, 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]

Infrastructure

The city receives its water supply from Zavkhan River connected by a 54-km water pipeline through the Taishir-Altai Water Treatment Plant.^[6]

Tourist attractions

• Museum of Govi-Altai Province

Transportation

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