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Athens vs Ulan Bator
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Athens is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Athens is the wetter, with 154 mm more rain a year, and Athens the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Athens and Ulan Bator, in everyday terms.
Summers
Athens has far hotter summers
Athens: Hot
Ulan Bator: Mild
Winters
Athens has far milder winters
Athens: Cool
Ulan Bator: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Athens is wetter
Athens: Fairly dry
Ulan Bator: Very dry
Sky
Athens is sunnier
Athens: Fairly sunny
Ulan Bator: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Athens is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Athens is the wetter — about 154 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Athens has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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) Athens runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Ulan Bator | -16 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -5 | -14 |
| Difference | -29 | -24 | -16 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -24 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Ulan Bator | -16 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 |
| Difference | -29 | -24 | -16 | -10 | -8 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Ulan Bator | 25 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -5 | -14 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -24 | -29 |
Avg low (°C) Athens runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Ulan Bator | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -20 | -28 |
| Difference | -37 | -33 | -25 | -18 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -24 | -32 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Ulan Bator | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 | 1 | 8 |
| Difference | -37 | -33 | -25 | -18 | -15 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Ulan Bator | 12 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -20 | -28 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -19 | -24 | -32 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 46 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 62 |
| Ulan Bator | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -44 | -34 | -36 | -16 | +4 | +26 | +47 | +38 | +1 | -26 | -56 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 46 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 |
| Ulan Bator | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| Difference | -44 | -34 | -36 | -16 | +4 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 62 |
| Ulan Bator | 54 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | +47 | +38 | +1 | -26 | -56 | -59 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Ulan Bator | 41 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -4 | +5 | +16 | +38 | +47 | +41 | +23 | +5 | -5 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| Ulan Bator | 41 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -4 | +5 | +16 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Ulan Bator | 66 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Difference | +47 | +41 | +23 | +5 | -5 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Ulan Bator | 90 | 85 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 80 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +5 | -7 | -18 | -13 | -2 | +8 | +9 | +1 | -5 | +3 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Ulan Bator | 90 | 85 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 53 |
| Difference | +9 | +5 | -7 | -18 | -13 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Ulan Bator | 59 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 80 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +1 | -5 | +3 | +8 |
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. Athens trends → · Ulan Bator trends →
Methodology & sources
Athens
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Hellinikon, a weather station, about 10 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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