Kharkhorin — time and weather
Kharkhorin is a city in Mongolia, in the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone. This page shows the current local time in Kharkhorin and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in Kharkhorin
Local time in Kharkhorin is based on the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Mongolia is a vast land of steppes and the Gobi Desert, homeland of nomads and Genghis Khan, with gers and endless skies.
More about the country: Mongolia →What to see in Kharkhorin
Sights and historical places
- Erdene Zuu Monastery, Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery, surrounded by a wall of 108 stupas.
- The ruins of Karakorum, capital of the Mongol Empire under Ögedei Khan, Genghis Khan's heir.
- The famous 'stone turtles', granite sculptures that once marked the boundaries of the ancient city.
- The museum of the Orkhon Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the rich history of nomadic civilisations.
Museums
- The Karakorum history museum with archaeological finds from the former imperial capital.
- An exhibition at the Erdene Zuu monastery with Buddhist statues, thangkas and ancient manuscripts.
- A hall devoted to the nomadic peoples of the Orkhon Valley and the region's petroglyphs.
Where to spend time
- Walks along the Orkhon River valley and to the Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall in its upper reaches.
- An overnight stay in a ger camp and an introduction to the life of the surrounding nomadic herders.
- Horse riding across the endless steppe around the ancient capital.
Local cuisine
In this steppe country sample the nomads' traditional meat dishes — buuz, khuushuur and khorkhog — and dairy such as aaruul curd and airag (fermented mare's milk) made in the surrounding gers.