Ulaangom climate — normals and trends

Ulaangom (Mongolia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 250 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Ulaangom averages 195 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.

No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Ulaangom between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 15 July 2004) and the coldest -41.5 °C (on 27 January 1969).

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

UlaangomUvs Province

coords
49.98°, 92.07°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

1.3°C

Average daily high

6.5°C

Average daily low

-3.6°C

Annual rainfall

250mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

11.6km/h

Seasonal range

39.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

195 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

6 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

57 d/yr

Annual snowfall

29.2 cm

Average feels-like high

3.3 °C

Average feels-like low

-7.4 °C

Average peak gust

25.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

No clear trend over this period

Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

37.1 °C

15 July 2004

Coldest day

-41.5 °C

27 January 1969

Wettest day

71 mm

14 July 2020

Windiest day

40.5 km/h

15 May 1974

Strongest gust

86.0 km/h

24 April 1984

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

15 July 2004

Coldest feels-like

-46.6 °C

27 January 1969

Snowiest day

13.0 cm

30 September 1975

Sunniest day

16.0 h

17 June 1941

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202535.6 °C20 June 2025-29.1 °C2 January 20252.4 °C145 mm17193
202433.3 °C17 August 2024-32.4 °C27 December 20242.6 °C178 mm18186
202334.9 °C16 July 2023-35.2 °C20 December 20232.0 °C266 mm17188
202233.4 °C27 June 2022-32.9 °C13 February 20221.2 °C196 mm12195
202134.4 °C6 July 2021-31.1 °C8 January 20212.6 °C234 mm8203
202031.1 °C14 June 2020-31.7 °C30 December 20202.5 °C299 mm1193
201930.5 °C7 July 2019-32.7 °C3 January 20191.6 °C291 mm3189
201832.4 °C25 June 2018-35.1 °C29 December 20181.4 °C229 mm6180
201734.0 °C19 June 2017-30.5 °C19 January 20172.6 °C175 mm18193
201632.8 °C15 July 2016-33.4 °C30 January 20161.4 °C327 mm2191
201535.8 °C22 July 2015-30.6 °C21 February 20152.6 °C179 mm22191
201433.2 °C12 July 2014-32.6 °C8 February 20141.7 °C135 mm13182
201331.3 °C15 July 2013-33.0 °C7 January 20132.1 °C179 mm2196
201234.0 °C29 June 2012-35.3 °C23 December 20120.8 °C185 mm7186
201133.7 °C14 July 2011-36.9 °C22 January 20111.1 °C158 mm5188
201034.3 °C20 June 2010-35.2 °C14 February 20100.7 °C235 mm14197
200931.7 °C6 July 2009-30.6 °C14 December 20091.2 °C195 mm4179
200835.1 °C11 August 2008-29.8 °C7 February 20082.5 °C193 mm17192
200733.9 °C11 August 2007-28.3 °C24 January 20073.0 °C149 mm17189
200632.4 °C3 July 2006-32.1 °C4 January 20062.1 °C238 mm7194
200534.1 °C10 July 2005-36.9 °C6 February 20050.8 °C262 mm12195
200437.1 °C15 July 2004-37.0 °C30 December 20042.0 °C204 mm12195
200332.9 °C13 June 2003-33.1 °C9 February 20031.0 °C290 mm8200
200234.9 °C21 July 2002-32.3 °C26 December 20022.5 °C191 mm15193
200132.8 °C21 June 2001-33.8 °C6 February 20012.0 °C248 mm10195
200033.7 °C9 August 2000-34.5 °C6 January 20001.3 °C309 mm5193
199934.5 °C18 July 1999-31.6 °C6 January 19992.0 °C256 mm9193
199833.1 °C9 July 1998-33.1 °C17 January 19982.6 °C216 mm9188
199732.3 °C18 June 1997-31.3 °C17 January 19972.3 °C350 mm2177
199632.2 °C15 July 1996-31.4 °C22 January 19960.8 °C250 mm6200
199532.6 °C4 July 1995-30.7 °C14 March 19952.2 °C213 mm5199
199429.7 °C8 June 1994-31.5 °C8 March 19941.2 °C438 mm0197
199328.0 °C30 August 1993-30.8 °C8 January 19930.4 °C361 mm0204
199235.6 °C16 July 1992-28.9 °C5 January 19920.9 °C346 mm9204
199132.4 °C10 July 1991-31.6 °C26 December 19911.3 °C288 mm9195
199029.6 °C17 July 1990-32.8 °C19 January 19901.7 °C284 mm0188
198933.2 °C7 August 1989-28.9 °C11 January 19891.7 °C240 mm3190
198832.7 °C18 June 1988-34.9 °C22 January 19881.2 °C223 mm3190
198730.0 °C18 June 1987-31.3 °C30 November 19870.8 °C318 mm1200
198629.5 °C19 August 1986-30.0 °C21 January 19860.3 °C332 mm0196
198527.7 °C13 August 1985-32.6 °C4 March 19850.2 °C265 mm0197
198431.9 °C21 June 1984-36.9 °C28 January 1984-0.5 °C334 mm4200
198331.9 °C20 July 1983-29.9 °C7 January 19831.1 °C291 mm1201
198231.0 °C2 July 1982-29.1 °C30 January 19821.7 °C229 mm3186
198132.5 °C9 June 1981-35.2 °C25 January 19810.8 °C188 mm5197
198031.7 °C20 June 1980-36.7 °C30 January 19800.5 °C184 mm8204
197930.7 °C5 June 1979-32.8 °C13 January 19791.9 °C169 mm7190
197832.1 °C19 June 1978-32.5 °C8 February 19781.4 °C234 mm4201
197731.5 °C21 June 1977-37.5 °C5 January 19771.1 °C231 mm7192
197629.1 °C16 June 1976-36.0 °C28 December 1976-0.4 °C261 mm0197
197535.1 °C18 August 1975-33.0 °C5 February 19750.8 °C230 mm8204
197433.7 °C12 July 1974-34.9 °C24 February 19740.1 °C234 mm10199
197331.4 °C3 June 1973-32.1 °C6 February 19731.1 °C305 mm3209
197232.6 °C27 June 1972-32.4 °C31 January 19720.8 °C270 mm6198
197130.1 °C25 June 1971-31.9 °C19 December 19710.5 °C235 mm1196
197030.4 °C20 June 1970-34.3 °C25 December 19700.0 °C350 mm2209
196931.9 °C16 June 1969-41.5 °C27 January 1969-0.7 °C328 mm1210
196832.8 °C12 August 1968-38.7 °C31 December 19680.1 °C230 mm5216
196730.7 °C8 June 1967-31.9 °C1 January 19670.2 °C405 mm1198
196629.9 °C16 June 1966-35.5 °C20 December 19661.2 °C290 mm0195
196532.0 °C18 June 1965-31.2 °C30 January 19652.2 °C188 mm7201
196432.7 °C24 June 1964-30.2 °C7 February 19641.8 °C267 mm7200
196329.8 °C25 June 1963-30.6 °C20 January 19632.1 °C267 mm0205
196233.6 °C13 June 1962-28.3 °C28 December 19621.9 °C196 mm5199
196130.1 °C7 June 1961-31.9 °C9 January 19610.9 °C332 mm1198
196031.9 °C25 July 1960-34.8 °C21 January 19600.2 °C228 mm2205
195930.9 °C9 September 1959-31.5 °C22 December 19590.7 °C242 mm1196
195829.1 °C4 June 1958-33.7 °C15 January 19581.1 °C361 mm0199
195732.4 °C22 June 1957-32.0 °C7 February 19571.7 °C230 mm5201
195629.0 °C28 May 1956-31.1 °C6 January 19561.5 °C226 mm0198
195531.6 °C19 August 1955-34.0 °C2 January 19552.2 °C210 mm3203
195431.2 °C4 August 1954-31.7 °C27 December 19540.7 °C241 mm1210
195331.8 °C4 June 1953-28.4 °C14 January 19532.9 °C328 mm6188
195233.1 °C2 August 1952-28.4 °C17 February 19521.9 °C327 mm3203
195130.3 °C21 June 1951-35.7 °C27 February 19512.1 °C301 mm1196
195031.8 °C8 July 1950-27.7 °C1 January 19501.7 °C260 mm5205
194932.3 °C23 July 1949-31.7 °C23 December 19492.7 °C161 mm3178
194832.2 °C17 June 1948-31.1 °C24 January 19482.4 °C217 mm6188
194731.7 °C25 June 1947-32.8 °C17 December 19471.6 °C248 mm4187
194630.3 °C2 June 1946-30.2 °C16 December 19462.3 °C221 mm1193
194530.2 °C16 July 1945-30.1 °C3 February 19452.5 °C226 mm1177
194434.6 °C10 August 1944-29.8 °C15 December 19441.8 °C187 mm3194
194332.0 °C9 July 1943-27.1 °C21 January 19432.6 °C224 mm7183
194231.1 °C26 August 1942-27.6 °C10 February 19422.8 °C208 mm1196
194132.9 °C3 August 1941-27.6 °C23 January 19412.8 °C151 mm4195
194029.4 °C22 June 1940-34.2 °C29 January 19402.0 °C362 mm0206

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
7.6 °C
+1.1 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
+11
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
-2
Annual rainfall
145 mm
-105 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan-15.0 °C-0.5 °C3 mm+1 mm
Feb-9.8 °C+0.8 °C4 mm+1 mm
Mar-2.6 °C-0.6 °C11 mm+2 mm
Apr14.6 °C+4.4 °C6 mm-8 mm
May19.0 °C+0.7 °C25 mm+6 mm
Jun27.3 °C+3.7 °C11 mm-30 mm
Jul27.4 °C+2.7 °C19 mm-35 mm
Aug24.0 °C+1.4 °C16 mm-38 mm
Sep17.4 °C+1.0 °C22 mm-9 mm
Oct3.6 °C-3.7 °C15 mm+1 mm
Nov-2.9 °C+1.9 °C11 mm+5 mm
Dec-12.5 °C+0.8 °C1 mm-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
35.6 °C
20 Jun 2025
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
2 Jan 2025
Wettest day
5.6 mm
15 May 2025
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
10 Apr 2025
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
27 May 2025
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
20 Jun 2025
Coldest feels-like
-35.2 °C
25 Jan 2025
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
6 Nov 2025
Sunniest day
16.0 h
18 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ulaangom?

Ulaangom has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.3 °C and it receives 250 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulaangom?

The hottest day measured in Ulaangom between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2004, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ulaangom?

The coldest day measured in Ulaangom between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1969, at -41.5 °C.

Does it snow in Ulaangom?

Yes. Ulaangom gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 195 frost days.

Has the climate of Ulaangom warmed?

Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Ulaangom.

What is the wettest day in Ulaangom?

The wettest day measured in Ulaangom between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2020, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ulaangom?

The windiest day measured in Ulaangom between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1974, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ulaangom?

The warmest month in Ulaangom is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ulaangom?

Ulaangom receives on average 250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ulaangom?

Ulaangom gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulaangom?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulaangom between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1975, with 13.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ulaangom?

Yes: Ulaangom has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulaangom?

In Ulaangom, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 15 July 2004, and the lowest was -46.6 °C on 27 January 1969.

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