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Madrid vs Ulan Bator
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Madrid is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Madrid is the wetter, with 156 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Madrid and Ulan Bator, in everyday terms.
Summers
Madrid has far hotter summers
Madrid: Hot
Ulan Bator: Mild
Winters
Madrid has far milder winters
Madrid: Chilly
Ulan Bator: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Madrid is wetter
Madrid: Fairly dry
Ulan Bator: Very dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Madrid: Partly cloudy
Ulan Bator: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Madrid is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Madrid is the wetter — about 156 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Ulan Bator | -16 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -5 | -14 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -17 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Ulan Bator | -16 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -17 | -9 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Ulan Bator | 25 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -5 | -14 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -20 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Ulan Bator | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -20 | -28 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -21 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -19 | -25 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Ulan Bator | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 | 1 | 8 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -21 | -14 | -10 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Ulan Bator | 12 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -20 | -28 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -14 | -19 | -25 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Ulan Bator | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -27 | -30 | -18 | +19 | +48 | +34 | -6 | -47 | -39 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 16 |
| Ulan Bator | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -27 | -30 | -18 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 6 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Ulan Bator | 54 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | +48 | +34 | -6 | -47 | -39 | -34 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Ulan Bator | 41 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Difference | -14 | -6 | -2 | -3 | +3 | +24 | +39 | +28 | +9 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 |
| Ulan Bator | 41 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66 |
| Difference | -14 | -6 | -2 | -3 | +3 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Ulan Bator | 66 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Difference | +39 | +28 | +9 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Ulan Bator | 90 | 85 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 80 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | -2 | -14 | -10 | +5 | +24 | +26 | +12 | -1 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 |
| Ulan Bator | 90 | 85 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 53 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | -2 | -14 | -10 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Ulan Bator | 59 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 80 | 89 |
| Difference | +24 | +26 | +12 | -1 | +1 | +5 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Madrid trends → · Ulan Bator trends →
Methodology & sources
Madrid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Madrid/getafe, a weather station, about 13 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Ulan Bator
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chinggis Khaan Intl / Buyant Ukhaa Intl, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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