Lightning strikes in Mongolia
The detection network has located 2,802 lightning strikes in Mongolia since the archive began, including 207 in the last 7 days. That is 0.03% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Mongolia #44 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Mongolia is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 11 |
| 2026-08-13 | 95 |
| 2026-08-12 | 26 |
| 2026-08-10 | 9 |
| 2026-08-09 | 57 |
| 2026-08-08 | 9 |
| 2026-08-06 | 297 |
| 2026-08-05 | 585 |
| 2026-08-04 | 519 |
| 2026-08-03 | 89 |
| 2026-08-02 | 167 |
| 2026-08-01 | 375 |
| 2026-07-31 | 95 |
| 2026-07-30 | 279 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Mongolia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dornod | 1,388 | 8 | 49.5% |
| 2 | Khentii | 568 | 9 | 20.3% |
| 3 | Sükhbaatar | 248 | 25 | 8.9% |
| 4 | Selenge | 171 | 77 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Töv | 107 | 19 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Dornogovi | 73 | 8 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Bulgan | 54 | 22 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Khövsgöl | 32 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 9 | Uvs | 29 | 6 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Zabaykalsky Krai | 22 | 0 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Övörkhangai | 16 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Ömnögovi | 14 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Ulaanbaatar | 14 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Dundgovi | 12 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Darkhan-Uul | 11 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Bayan-Ölgii | 10 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Inner Mongolia | 10 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Republic of Buryatia | 5 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Arkhangai | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Tuva Republic | 4 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Bayankhongor | 3 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Khovd | 3 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Govi-Altai | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Zavkhan | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Govisümber | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Orkhon | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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