Question

What kind of climate does most of Mongolia have

Answer 1

The correct answer is - semiarid steppe.

Mongolia in general is a pretty high land, and mostly it is a plateau. Because of its height, the rain that comes from the east stops before it reaches its territory, so China gets most of the rain, while Mongolia only very small amounts. Most of the country is steppe, apart from the northern part which is part of the taiga.

Mongolia is a very sunny country, and a cloudy sky is a pretty rare sight. It has a very sunny, warm, and dry summers, while the winters are extremely cold, and dry in most of the country. The temperature during the summer can go over 30 °C, while in winter they drop bellow 40 C°, so the variation of the temperature is one of the greatest in the world.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "semiarid steppe".

Mongolia is characterized by a extreme continental climate, with warm summers and long, dry and very cold winters. It has extreme diurnal and annual ranges of temperature as it is characteristic in continental climate regions. It is a very sunny country, even called "the land of blue sky".  

The average temperatures recorded are below zero from November to March, and not too far from zero in April and in October.  In winter nights  it is common to reach -40°C temperatures (the minimum figure recorded was -55°C at lake Uvs). On the other hand, the most extreme summer temperatures rise as high as +40°C in the Gobi Desert and +33°C in the capital Ulaanbaatar. It is not strange that there are monthly temperature variations of +45°C in many regions of this country.