Best Time to Visit Ulaanbaatar

The best time to visit Ulaanbaatar is June and August, when the average temperature is about 15°C and rainfall is low for Ulaanbaatar, at 44–55 mm a month.

Ulaanbaatar weather by month

The wettest month in Ulaanbaatar is July with 63 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 18°C. The coolest is January at -20°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January-20°C / -5°F
3 mm
Cold
February-17°C / 1°F
3 mm
Cold
March-8°C / 17°F
5 mm
Cold
April1°C / 34°F
9 mm
Cold
May8°C / 46°F
25 mm
Cool
June15°C / 60°F
44 mm
Best
July18°C / 64°F
63 mm
Rainy
August15°C / 60°F
55 mm
Best
September8°C / 47°F
21 mm
Cool
October-1°C / 31°F
9 mm
Cold
November-11°C / 12°F
6 mm
Cold
December-19°C / -1°F
3 mm
Cold

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Ulaanbaatar: under 150 mm, and no more than 60 mm, a quarter above Ulaanbaatar's median month (never set below 60 mm).
  • If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
  • Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 60 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.

Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.

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Where these numbers come from

Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Chinggis Khaan International (UBN) at 47.65, 106.82. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.

The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.