Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Ulan Bator, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Ulan Bator, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 1999-07-24; its coldest fell to -43°C on 2023-01-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
-2°C2002-01-11
-32°C2026-01-18
-12°C2002-01-11
-43°C2023-01-23
February
5°C2007-02-27
-28°C2019-02-06
-9°C1998-02-24
-39°C2006-02-02
March
17°C2018-03-25
-21°C2010-03-04
-2°C1994-03-30
-32°C1985-03-08
April
25°C2020-04-30
-13°C2002-04-07
7°C1987-04-28
-22°C1984-04-04
May
30°C2018-05-31
-4°C1995-05-01
13°C2017-05-26
-13°C1995-05-01
June
35°C2010-06-26
6°C1990-06-03
16°C2010-06-27
-6°C1992-06-04
July
36°C1999-07-24
8°C1988-07-02
21°C1999-07-25
-1°C1988-07-02
August
34°C2016-08-03
6°C2012-08-19
18°C2001-08-02
-4°C1981-08-30
September
28°C2014-09-03
-4°C1982-09-25
13°C2023-09-06
-9°C1982-09-26
October
21°C1985-10-04
-12°C2016-10-30
4°C1986-10-01
-22°C2016-10-30
November
8°C2019-11-01
-24°C2022-11-28
-2°C2019-11-01
-34°C2022-11-29
December
0°C1989-12-02
-29°C2020-12-28
-11°C2004-12-01
-37°C2023-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
5°C2007-02-27
-32°C2026-01-18
-9°C1998-02-24
-43°C2023-01-23
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2018-05-31
-21°C2010-03-04
13°C2017-05-26
-32°C1985-03-08
Summer (Jun–Aug)
36°C1999-07-24
6°C1990-06-03
21°C1999-07-25
-6°C1992-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
28°C2014-09-03
-24°C2022-11-28
13°C2023-09-06
-34°C2022-11-29

All-time records

The most extreme value Ulan Bator has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 1999-07-24
Lowest -32°C 2026-01-18

Low

Highest 21°C 1999-07-25
Lowest -43°C 2023-01-23

Feels-like

Highest 39°C 1999-07-24
Lowest -61°C 2021-01-06

Humidity

Highest 14.3 g/m³ 2016-07-21
Lowest 0.2 g/m³ 2023-01-23

Wind

Highest 74 km/h 2021-03-27
Lowest 5 km/h 1986-11-15

Precip

Wettest 39 mm 2025-08-20
Driest 55-day dry spell 2023-01-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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