climigo

Mongolia

When to go?

The best months are May–September.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

ChinaKazakhstanRussiaUlaanbaatarUlaanbaatarUlaanbaatarErdenetErdenetErdenetDarkhanDarkhanDarkhanMörönMörönMörönKarakorumKarakorumKarakorum

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −14°−26° extreme cold
February −8°−22° extreme cold
March 1°−13° snow likely
April 11°−3°
May 19°4°
June 24°10°
July 26°13°
August 24°11°
September 18°4°
October 9°−5°
November −3°−15° extreme cold
December −11°−23° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−26.0 · −13.5 °CJanuary: −26.0 · −13.5 °C−22.2 · −8.1 °CFebruary: −22.2 · −8.1 °C−12.8 · 1.4 °CMarch: −12.8 · 1.4 °C−3.4 · 11.3 °CApril: −3.4 · 11.3 °C3.6 · 18.5 °CMay: 3.6 · 18.5 °C10.3 · 24.0 °CJune: 10.3 · 24.0 °C13.1 · 25.8 °CJuly: 13.1 · 25.8 °C10.7 · 23.7 °CAugust: 10.7 · 23.7 °C4.0 · 18.1 °CSeptember: 4.0 · 18.1 °C−4.8 · 8.7 °COctober: −4.8 · 8.7 °C−14.9 · −2.6 °CNovember: −14.9 · −2.6 °C−22.9 · −11.4 °CDecember: −22.9 · −11.4 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −26.0 – −13.5 °C
Feb −22.2 – −8.1 °C
Mar −12.8 – 1.4 °C
Apr −3.4 – 11.3 °C
May 3.6 – 18.5 °C
Jun 10.3 – 24.0 °C
Jul 13.1 – 25.8 °C
Aug 10.7 – 23.7 °C
Sep 4.0 – 18.1 °C
Oct −4.8 – 8.7 °C
Nov −14.9 – −2.6 °C
Dec −22.9 – −11.4 °C

How much it rains

January 2 mm1 d
February 3 mm1 d
March 5 mm2 d
April 10 mm2 d
May 20 mm4 d
June 40 mm6 d
July 59 mm8 d
August 47 mm7 d
September 21 mm4 d
October 10 mm2 d
November 6 mm2 d
December 4 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 mm · 1 rain day · 2 mm a dayJanuary: 2 mm · 1 rain day · 2 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayMarch: 5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day10 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 10 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day20 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 20 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day40 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 40 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day47 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 47 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day21 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 21 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day10 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 10 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayNovember: 6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayDecember: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 2 mm1 d
Feb 3 mm1 d
Mar 5 mm2 d
Apr 10 mm2 d
May 20 mm4 d
Jun 40 mm6 d
Jul 59 mm8 d
Aug 47 mm7 d
Sep 21 mm4 d
Oct 10 mm2 d
Nov 6 mm2 d
Dec 4 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 58
February 10 h 20
March 11 h 52
April 13 h 34
May 15 h 01
June 15 h 49
July 15 h 29
August 14 h 13
September 12 h 35
October 10 h 57
November 9 h 25
December 8 h 35

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 8 cm
February 7 cm
March 5 cm
April 3 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 2 cm
November 4 cm
December 6 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8 cmJanuary: 8 cm7 cmFebruary: 7 cm5 cmMarch: 5 cm3 cmApril: 3 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm2 cmOctober: 2 cm4 cmNovember: 4 cm6 cmDecember: 6 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 8 cm
Feb 7 cm
Mar 5 cm
Apr 3 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 2 cm
Nov 4 cm
Dec 6 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities