When to go & weather

Weather

In the region around Khövsgöl aimag, the terrain is mainly taiga (subarctic coniferous forest) of Siberian larch and pine trees, where there’s plenty of rain (often 600mm a year). Snowfall can exceed 2m in some regions during winter. After winter, the lakes and rivers remain frozen until May; travel can be hazardous at this time as trucks and jeeps can fall through the thin ice. Travelling in winter means faster drive times around the aimag as vehicles won’t get bogged in the mud. July is warm and relatively dry, but this is also the time of the tourist crunch, leaving ger (traditional circular felt yurt) camps teeming. September, when the leaves change colour, is visually spectacular.