Ömnögovi, Uvs Explained

Ömnögovi District
Native Name:Өмнөговь сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Mongolia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Uvs Province
Timezone:UTC + 7
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:49.1064°N 91.7186°W

Ömnögovi (Mongolian: Өмнөговь|translit=Ömnögowĭ) is a sum (district) of Uvs Province in western Mongolia.

Part of the sum is desert, that has sand dunes.

Climate

Ömnögovi has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with warm summers and severely cold winters. The average minimum temperature in January is -28.3°C, and temperatures as low as -45.5°C 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.