Ulaanbaatar — time and weather
Ulaanbaatar is a city in Mongolia, in the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone. This page shows the current local time in Ulaanbaatar and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in Ulaanbaatar
Local time in Ulaanbaatar is based on the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Mongolia is a vast land of steppes and the Gobi Desert, homeland of nomads and Genghis Khan, with gers and endless skies.
More about the country: Mongolia →What to see in Ulaanbaatar
Sights and historical places
- Sükhbaatar (Chinggis) Square with the statue of Genghis Khan and the parliament building right in the city centre.
- Gandantegchinlen Monastery, the country's largest working Buddhist monastery, with a giant statue of Avalokiteshvara.
- The Bogd Khan Palace Museum, former residence of Mongolia's last spiritual ruler.
- The giant equestrian statue of Genghis Khan at Tsonjin Boldog, an hour's drive from the capital.
Museums
- The National Museum of Mongolia, spanning from the Stone Age and the empire of Genghis Khan to the present day.
- The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts with Buddhist thangka painting and sculpture.
- The natural history and dinosaur museum with unique skeletons found in the Gobi Desert.
Where to spend time
- Bogd Khan Uul National Park just beyond the city, with hiking trails through taiga and mountains.
- Day trips to the Terelj valley with its bizarre rock formations, ger camps and horse riding.
- Cashmere boutiques and the central Narantuul market for buying woollen goods and souvenirs.
Local cuisine
Try steamed buuz dumplings and fried khuushuur pasties in local cafés, meat-and-noodle tsuivan, salty milk tea (süütei tsai) and aaruul curd snacks.
Climate in Ulaanbaatar: month by month
The warmest month in Ulaanbaatar is July, with average daytime highs of 24.2 °C; the coolest is December, around -12.5 °C by day and -21.7 °C at night. Rainfall peaks in August (~102 mm) and is lowest in February (~2 mm).
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -12 | -23 | 3 | 1 |
| February | -9 | -22 | 2 | 1 |
| March | 2 | -10 | 10 | 3 |
| April | 9 | -4 | 21 | 5 |
| May | 16 | 2 | 32 | 8 |
| June | 22 | 9 | 56 | 10 |
| July | 24 | 13 | 77 | 14 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 102 | 11 |
| September | 16 | 4 | 46 | 8 |
| October | 6 | -4 | 14 | 3 |
| November | -4 | -13 | 12 | 4 |
| December | -12 | -22 | 5 | 1 |
Averages computed from daily observations 2021–2025 (Open-Meteo archive). Useful for trip planning, not a forecast for a specific date.
Good to know: sun, seasons and time differences
Based on 2021–2025 climate normals, the most comfortable months to visit Ulaanbaatar are April–May, September: pleasant daytime temperatures and less rain than in the wettest months of the year.
Sun today in Ulaanbaatar: Sunrise 05:53 · Sunset 19:58 · Day length 14:05
Time difference from Ulaanbaatar right now:
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