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Mongolia climate

Vast steppe — cold dry winters, brief warm summers. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Ulan Bator · Erdenet · Darhan · Choibalsan · Mörön · Bayanhongor

Browse all 22 cities in Mongolia

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

BSk

Cold semi-arid

10 cities

Ulan Batorpop 845k Choibalsanpop 45k Mörönpop 39k Ulaangompop 30k Arvayheerpop 29k Undurkhaanpop 23k Tsetserlegpop 22k Altaipop 18k Dzuunmodpop 17k Uliastaypop 16k

BWk

Cold desert

8 cities

Bayanhongorpop 31k Khovdpop 30k Ölgiipop 28k Dalandzadgadpop 25k Saynshandpop 20k Baruun-Urtpop 18k Mandalgovipop 12k Choyrpop 10k

Dwc

Monsoon-influenced subarctic

2 cities

Erdenetpop 98k Bulganpop 17k

Dwb

Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental

2 cities

Darhanpop 84k Sühbaatarpop 23k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Mongolia.

Cold semi-aridBSk

Monsoon-influenced subarcticDwc

Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continentalDwb

Cold semi-aridBSk

Cold semi-aridBSk

Climate types in Mongolia

Mongolia spans 4 climate types. All climate types:

BSk Cold semi-arid · 10 cities BWk Cold desert · 8 cities Dwb Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental · 2 cities Dwc Monsoon-influenced subarctic · 2 cities

Climate records across Mongolia — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Dalandzadgad (42.2 °F avg) · Coolest Ulaangom (28.1 °F avg) · Wettest Darhan (14 in/yr) · Driest Ölgii (4 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Mongolia sits well between them.