Ulaanbaatar climate

Name: Ulaanbaatar
Address: North-central Mongolia, Mongolia

Mongolia · North-central Mongolia · 47.886° N, 106.906° E

Köppen BSkcold steppeArid

World's coldest capital: brutally cold, dry winters and short warm summers, scant rainfall.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 75°F / 24°C

Coldest month

January, -8°F / -22°C

Annual swing

83°F / 46°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

January

Rain per year

12.1" / 307 mm

Snow per year

19.4" / 493 mm

Elevation

4265 ft / 1300 m

Time zone

Asia/Ulaanbaatar

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	11 / -12	-8 / -22	0.00 / 0	0.3 / 8	68%	4.4 / 7.1	36%
February	19 / -7	-2 / -19	0.00 / 0	0.9 / 23	64%	4.6 / 7.4	38%
March	37 / 3	15 / -9	0.01 / 0	2.0 / 50	41%	6.4 / 10.3	39%
April	49 / 9	26 / -3	0.12 / 3	3.9 / 99	39%	7.1 / 11.4	44%
May	60 / 16	35 / 2	0.81 / 21	3.9 / 100	45%	7.6 / 12.2	55%
June	72 / 22	49 / 9	2.27 / 58	0.5 / 12	55%	6.5 / 10.5	61%
July	75 / 24	55 / 13	3.93 / 100	0.0 / 0	66%	5.5 / 8.9	61%
August	69 / 21	50 / 10	3.21 / 82	0.0 / 0	70%	5.3 / 8.5	54%
September	63 / 17	41 / 5	1.61 / 41	0.9 / 23	62%	5.7 / 9.2	47%
October	44 / 7	25 / -4	0.11 / 3	2.7 / 69	54%	5.4 / 8.7	35%
November	25 / -4	9 / -13	0.00 / 0	3.0 / 77	61%	4.7 / 7.6	44%
December	10 / -12	-5 / -21	0.00 / 0	1.3 / 33	66%	4.2 / 6.8	37%

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