Gobi Desert weather by month
The best time to visit Gobi Desert is April, May and September — 92/100 in May, 20°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (83/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 43/100 — freezing, dry, clean air. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Mongolia →
Best season: March to May (83/100 on average) · worst December (43/100)
- Days
- 20°C
- Nights
- 8°C
- Wet days
- 3
- Sun
- 10.9 h
- Humidity
- 26%
- Daylight
- 15 h
Gobi Desert, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Gobi Desert is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
Crowds in Gobi Desert in May
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet