Climate · Mongolia

Bulgan

Warm and mostly dry from May to September; cold and dry from December to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years43.9°N1,560 m above the sea
  1. Jan21°-6°1°-17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb27°-3°5°-15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar42°6°17°-8°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr57°14°31°-1°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May70°21°44°7°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun81°27°56°13°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul85°29°61°16°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug82°28°58°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep72°22°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct58°14°34°1°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov39°4°19°-7°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  12. Dec25°-4°6°-14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 78°F and nights near 53°F. From December to February, highs stay near or below freezing, around 24°F. What rain there is falls from June to August, on about one day a week. November to March is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in December to 15½ hours in June.The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 26°C and nights near 12°C. From December to February, highs stay near or below freezing, around -4°C. What rain there is falls from June to August, on about one day a week. November to March is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in December to 15½ hours in June.

Where Bulgan sits

Asia/Ulaanbaatar

this place
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Latitude
43.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
1,560 mhigh country
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Nearest of ours
Ulaanbaatar511 km north-east

The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bulgan, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 21°F in January to 85°F in July.Highs from -6°C in January to 29°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (24% of days), driest in December and January (3%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in October (30% cover), cloudiest in April (42%).

Daylight

From 8h 57m in December to 15h 25m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Bulgan, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryBelow freezing
1°-17°21°-6°
no days33%9h 18m
FebruaryBelow freezing
5°-15°27°-3°
no days34%10h 24m
March
17°-8°42°6°
no days37%11h 51m
April
31°-1°57°14°
1 day42%13h 24m
MayWarm seasonAt its best
44°7°70°21°
1 day41%14h 44m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
56°13°81°27°
1 day41%15h 25m
JulyWarm season
61°16°85°29°
2 days39%15h 05m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
58°14°82°28°
1 day32%13h 55m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
47°8°72°22°
1 day31%12h 25m
October
34°1°58°14°
1 day30%10h 52m
November
19°-7°39°4°
no days31%9h 35m
DecemberBelow freezing
6°-14°25°-4°
no days31%8h 57m

When is the best time to visit Bulgan?


The best months are May to June, or August to September: highs near 76°F, nights near 51°F, and rain on about one day a week. Winter sports depend on snow, which these pages don't measure.The best months are May to June, or August to September: highs near 24°C, nights near 11°C, and rain on about one day a week. Winter sports depend on snow, which these pages don't measure.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Bulgan?

July, with highs near 85°F and lows near 61°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 21°F.July, with highs near 29°C and lows near 16°C. The coolest is January, with highs near -6°C.

When does it rain most in Bulgan?

July, with rain on about two days a week. December and January are the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Bulgan?

From about 9 hours in December to 15½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Bulgan?

October, when cloud covers about 30% of the sky on average. April is the cloudiest, at about 42%.

Places with a year like Bulgan's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Bulgan's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Bulgan's summer.

Elsewhere in Mongolia

All of Mongolia

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Bulgan. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.