Galuut
Galuut District Галуут сум ᠭᠠᠯᠠᠭᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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  Galuut District | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′06″N 100°8′42″E / 46.70167°N 100.14500°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Bayankhongor Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Galuut (Mongolian: Галуут) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 4,012.[1]
Climate
Galuut has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. The average minimum temperature in January is −31.3 °C (−24.3 °F), and temperatures as low as −48 °C (−54 °F) have been recorded. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.
| Climate data for Galuut, elevation 2,126 m (6,975 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–1990, 1999–2023) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 32.2 (90.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −12.7 (9.1) | −1.0 (30.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | −5.8 (21.6) | −15.6 (3.9) | 4.4 (39.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.4 (−13.7) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −10.5 (13.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | −2.7 (27.1) | −13.8 (7.2) | −22.7 (−8.9) | −3.2 (26.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.3 (−24.3) | −28.4 (−19.1) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −6.7 (19.9) | −1.0 (30.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | −9.8 (14.4) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −28.3 (−18.9) | −10.3 (13.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46 (−51) | −48.0 (−54.4) | −38.5 (−37.3) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −16.1 (3.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | −8.0 (17.6) | −17.8 (0.0) | −31.7 (−25.1) | −38.7 (−37.7) | −44.1 (−47.4) | −48.0 (−54.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) | 2.2 (0.09) | 3.6 (0.14) | 7.5 (0.30) | 22.6 (0.89) | 40.8 (1.61) | 56.5 (2.22) | 47.2 (1.86) | 17.1 (0.67) | 5.2 (0.20) | 2.9 (0.11) | 2.8 (0.11) | 210.7 (8.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 36.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA (1961-1990) [2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into six bags, which are:[4]
- Bayankhoshuu
- Bayannuur
- Khairkhan
- Mandal
- Sumber
- Unegt
Notable natives
- Batzorig Vaanchig, a traditional Mongolian musician in the band Khusugtun, as well as a YouTuber
References
- ^ Bayankhongor Aimag Statistical Office 2006 annual report: population Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Galuut Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved January 14, 2013. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- ^ "GALUUT Climate: 1991–2020". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
