Erdenet
City in Mongolia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Erdenet 01: Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Erdenet is a city in Mongolia, in Orhon. About 97,814 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Mongolia in our atlas.
It lies at 49.03° N, 104.08° E, about 1,307 m (4,288 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone.
Location
Red dot: Erdenet. Green dots: other major cities of Mongolia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Erdenet has a continental (cool summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwc). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -25°C (-12°F). Around 315 mm (12 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
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 2031405 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q230628 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Erdenet 01: Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)