Thermograph

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

Ulan Bator weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Ulan Bator, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 1999-07-24; its coldest fell to -42°C on 2018-01-21.

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
-4°C2002-01-11
-35°C1980-01-28
-11°C2002-01-12
-42°C2018-01-21
February
7°C2007-02-27
-29°C2001-02-05
-10°C2007-02-27
-41°C2024-02-19
March
17°C2002-03-30
-22°C2010-03-04
2°C2002-03-31
-35°C2010-03-04
April
26°C2020-04-30
-13°C1984-04-04
10°C2020-04-30
-27°C1984-04-03
May
30°C2017-05-17
-5°C2001-05-03
14°C1996-05-30
-13°C1995-05-01
June
34°C2010-06-26
4°C2024-06-21
19°C2010-06-27
-5°C1992-06-03
July
35°C1999-07-24
7°C1988-07-02
22°C1999-07-24
0°C1988-07-02
August
33°C2016-08-02
5°C1996-08-31
19°C2016-08-02
-2°C1996-08-31
September
28°C2014-09-03
-5°C1982-09-25
15°C1994-09-01
-14°C1989-09-17
October
21°C2025-10-02
-13°C1981-10-30
5°C2025-10-01
-27°C2002-10-31
November
9°C2019-11-01
-27°C2016-11-20
-4°C2009-11-05
-38°C2016-11-19
December
2°C1989-12-02
-30°C1985-12-05
-9°C1987-12-25
-40°C2023-12-15

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)
7°C2007-02-27
-35°C1980-01-28
-9°C1987-12-25
-42°C2018-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2017-05-17
-22°C2010-03-04
14°C1996-05-30
-35°C2010-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C1999-07-24
4°C2024-06-21
22°C1999-07-24
-5°C1992-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
28°C2014-09-03
-27°C2016-11-20
15°C1994-09-01
-38°C2016-11-19

All-time records

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

High

Highest 35°C 1999-07-24
Lowest -35°C 1980-01-28

Low

Highest 22°C 1999-07-24
Lowest -42°C 2018-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 40°C 1999-07-25
Lowest -59°C 2018-01-22

Humidity

Highest 15.0 g/m³ 2010-07-28
Lowest 0.2 g/m³ 1980-01-28

Wind

Highest 57 km/h 2026-04-18
Lowest 4 km/h 2003-12-20

Gust

Highest 98 km/h 1980-04-18
Lowest 10 km/h 2023-12-12

Precip

Wettest 56 mm 2003-08-15
Driest 13-day dry spell 1991-12-28

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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