Gobi desert Temperature by Month
Gobi desert in Mongolia sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between -10°C (14°F) in January and 28°C (82°F) in July, averaging 10°C (50°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Gobi desert Monthly Temperatures
The weather in Gobi desert experiences significant differences between warm and cold seasons, with big shifts in temperature. At night, minimum temperatures range from 14°C (57°F) in July to -23°C (-9°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Gobi desert by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
41-year average (1984-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in July
Historical Gobi desert Temperatures: 1983-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Gobi desert spanning 44 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Gobi desert vs Mongolia
The map below shows the annual temperature across Mongolia. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Gobi desert vs World: Temperature Compared
Gobi desert's average annual maximum temperature is 10°C (50°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Gobi desert's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Gobi desert climate page.
