Galuut (Mongolian: Галуут) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 4,012.[1]
Galuut District
Галуут сум ᠭᠠᠯᠠᠭᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
|---|---|
  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) |
Climate
editGaluut 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||||||
Famous people
edit- Galuut Sum is the birthplace of Batzorig Vaanchig, a traditional Mongolian musician in the band Khusugtun, as well as a YouTuber
References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "GALUUT Climate: 1991–2020". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 3 January 2025.