Baruun-Urt climate — normals and trends
Baruun-Urt (Mongolia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.9 °C and it receives 281 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baruun-Urt averages 208 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Baruun-Urt has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 213 to 203 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 12 July 1942) and the coldest -40.3 °C (on 9 January 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Baruun-UrtSühbaatar
- coords
- 46.68°, 113.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.9°C
Average daily high
6.8°C
Average daily low
-4.8°C
Annual rainfall
281mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
41.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
208 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.0 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.3 °C
12 July 1942
Coldest day
-40.3 °C
9 January 2001
Wettest day
83 mm
28 August 1990
Windiest day
64.4 km/h
6 May 1993
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
6 May 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
12 July 1942
Coldest feels-like
-46.2 °C
9 January 2001
Snowiest day
17.3 cm
29 September 2024
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -9.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 17 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 144 mm | +77 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 64 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 5.8 °C | -2.2 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | -0.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -12.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baruun-Urt?
Baruun-Urt has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.9 °C and it receives 281 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baruun-Urt?
The hottest day measured in Baruun-Urt between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1942, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baruun-Urt?
The coldest day measured in Baruun-Urt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2001, at -40.3 °C.
Does it snow in Baruun-Urt?
Yes. Baruun-Urt gets on average 31.0 cm of snow per year and has around 208 frost days.
Has the climate of Baruun-Urt warmed?
Yes: Baruun-Urt warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baruun-Urt?
The wettest day measured in Baruun-Urt between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1990, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baruun-Urt?
The windiest day measured in Baruun-Urt between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1993, with winds reaching 64.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baruun-Urt?
The warmest month in Baruun-Urt is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Baruun-Urt?
Baruun-Urt receives on average 281 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baruun-Urt?
Baruun-Urt gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baruun-Urt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baruun-Urt between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2024, with 17.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baruun-Urt?
Yes: Baruun-Urt has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baruun-Urt?
In Baruun-Urt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 12 July 1942, and the lowest was -46.2 °C on 9 January 2001.
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