Darhan
City in Mongolia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Darkhan: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Darhan is a city in Mongolia, in Darhan Uul. About 83,883 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Mongolia in our atlas.
It lies at 49.49° N, 105.92° E, about 683 m (2,241 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone.
Location
Red dot: Darhan. Green dots: other major cities of Mongolia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Darhan has a continental (warm summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -25°C (-13°F). Around 311 mm (12 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in MongoliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2031964 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q235571 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Darkhan: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)