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Weather in Ulan Bator

Ulaanbaatar · 844,818 inhabitants · Wednesday, October 28 · updated 22:37

Clear sky
-7°
Clear sky
Feels like -11°C
Wind
8 km/h
Gusts
15 km/h
Humidity
85 %
Pressure
1018 hPa
Clouds
15 %
Storm
No
Rise 07:30 Set 17:41 Day 10 h 11 min UV 4 · Moderate

Detailed forecast

Trend
Evening
Mainly clear
Mainly clear
-3°-7°
Feels like -7°
Wind ↑ W 11 km/h
Gusts 52 km/h
Humidity 52 %
23:00
Clear sky
-7°
WNW 8
02:00
Clear sky
-5°
W 12
05:00
Clear sky
-8°
W 8

Weather charts for Ulan Bator · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

▲ +3.3° above seasonal normals this week
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
-17°-11°-6°0°6°TodayThuFriSatSunMonTue1°-8°Wed 28 Oct: max 0° · min -8° · normal -7.8°Thu 29 Oct: max 4° · min -15° · normal -8.2°Fri 30 Oct: max -2° · min -13° · normal -8.6°Sat 31 Oct: max -1° · min -11° · normal -9.0°Sun 1 Nov: max -1° · min -11° · normal -9.0°Mon 2 Nov: max -0° · min -11° · normal -9.4°Tue 3 Nov: max 1° · min -8° · normal -9.8°

Hourly detail

WedThuFriSatSunMonTueWed-17°-6°5°4°-15°02
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Ulan Bator

Average lows are below freezing from October to April, down to −28 °C in January.

Of the 16 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants SkiesAtlas covers in Mongolia, Ulan Bator has the third lowest mean temperature.

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C. January is the coldest, with average lows of −28 °C. Their mean temperatures differ by 40 °C.

About 350 mm of rain falls in a typical year, less than in 93% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

This week’s forecast highs average 0 °C, 6 °C below the October normal (6 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
MonthAvg highAvg lowRain
Jan−16 °C−28 °C4 mm
Feb−11 °C−23 °C6 mm
Mar−1 °C−13 °C10 mm
Apr8 °C−4 °C20 mm
May15 °C2 °C38 mm
Jun20 °C8 °C58 mm
Jul24 °C12 °C71 mm
Aug20 °C10 °C72 mm
Sep14 °C3 °C42 mm
Oct6 °C−6 °C18 mm
Nov−7 °C−17 °C9 mm
Dec−15 °C−25 °C5 mm
Year5 °C−7 °C350 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 47.91° N, 106.88° E. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Ulan Bator

4/6
Poor
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.537µg/m³
PM1037µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Ulan Bator: live radar and next-hour forecast

Will it rain in Ulan Bator? Track precipitation live on the radar and anticipate showers in the next hour — the +1 h extrapolation is based on the real movement of rain cells.

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Moon calendar for Ulan Bator

Waning gibbous
93 % illuminated · 17.3 days
Rise 15:01 Set 07:38
Thu 29/10 87%
Fri 30/10 79%
Sat 31/10 69%
Sun 1/11 59%
Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter
Tue 3/11 38%
Wed 4/11 28%
Thu 5/11 19%
Fri 6/11 12%
Sat 7/11 6%
Sun 8/11 2%
Mon 9/11 0%

Rise and set in local time (Asia/Ulaanbaatar) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Ulan Bator

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The weather in Ulan Bator

Find the full weather for Ulan Bator, Ulaanbaatar: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “clear sky” with -7 °C (feels like -11 °C) and wind at 8 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from -8 °C to 0 °C, with no significant precipitation. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

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