Best time to visit Mongolia

The best time to visit Mongolia is May–Sep. Month by month, the verdicts rate Jun–Aug as comfortable on both daytime heat and rainfall — 3 months in all.

Arid; cold winters

Best window
May–Sep
Driest month
January · 2% rainy days
Warmest month
July · 23.7°C / 75°F
Coolest month
January · -15.3°C / 4°F
Months rated go
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Month by month

Monthly climate normals for Mongolia, 1991–2020
MonthHigh °CHigh °FRainy daysVerdict
January-15.342%Too cold
February-10.7132%Too cold
March-2.6275%Too cold
April6.8449%Fair
May14.75818%Fair
June21.47132%Go
July23.77543%Go
August21.27037%Go
September14.55820%Fair
October4.6409%Too cold
November-6.1216%Too cold
December-13.683%Too cold

Verdict combines mean daytime high with rainy-day frequency. “Rainy days” is the share of days in the month with at least 1 mm of rain.

What the numbers say

January is the driest month, with rain on 2% of days and daytime highs near -15.3°C (4°F). July is the wettest, at 43%. Temperature swings hard across the year — 39.0°C between July (23.7°C / 75°F) and January (-15.3°C / 4°F) — so packing for the wrong month is the main risk. The record rules out too cold in Oct–Mar.

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