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Best Time for South Gobi: Gobi Gurvansaikhan Circuit
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Preferred months for this journey: June, July, August, September. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.
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- Day 1 is deliberately light: the Dalanzadgad museum and time to settle in before the desert circuit. Arrange your travel to Dalanzadgad separately, then confirm the driver, camps and current road conditions for the following four days.
- This circuit is not generated outside June–September. That is a verification boundary, not a claim that the park is closed: Odycairn has not confirmed 4WD transport with a driver, camp inventory and park-road access for these dates. Choose June–September or arrange a specialist itinerary directly with a local operator.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −19.5°C | −9.2°C | 2 mm | 9.1 h | |
| February | −16.4°C | −4.6°C | 2 mm | 10.2 h | |
| March | −8.4°C | 3.8°C | 4 mm | 11.6 h | |
| April | −1.2°C | 13.4°C | 4 mm | 13.2 h | |
| May | 5.1°C | 20.4°C | 11 mm | 14.5 h | |
| June | 11.9°C | 26.4°C | 20 mm | 15.3 h | |
| July | 15.5°C | 29.3°C | 30 mm | 15.0 h | |
| August | 13.2°C | 27.0°C | 23 mm | 13.8 h | |
| September | 6.1°C | 20.1°C | 14 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | −2.4°C | 10.4°C | 5 mm | 10.8 h | |
| November | −9.9°C | 0.1°C | 3 mm | 9.4 h | |
| December | −17.8°C | −8.2°C | 2 mm | 8.7 h |