Riding weather · Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar and Terelj motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Ulaanbaatar and Terelj area are June to August.
The driest months are December to February; the wettest is August, with about 78 mm of rain over 12 rain days.
Days are warmest in July (average high 24 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low -25 °C).
Month by month
Ulaanbaatar and Gorkhi-Terelj, at about 1,400 m.
- JanPoor-13°/-25°1 mm
- FebPoor-8°/-22°2 mm
- MarPoor2°/-11°7 mm
- AprMixed9°/-4°16 mm
- MayMixed16°/1°25 mm
- JunGood22°/8°47 mm
- JulGood24°/12°77 mm
- AugGood21°/10°78 mm
- SeptMixed16°/3°40 mm
- OctMixed6°/-5°14 mm
- NovPoor-5°/-15°9 mm
- DecPoor-12°/-23°3 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
Show the numbers
| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Poor | -13 °C 9 °F | -25 °C -13 °F | 1 mm | 1 | freezing |
| February | Poor | -8 °C 17 °F | -22 °C -7 °F | 2 mm | 1 | freezing |
| March | Poor | 2 °C 35 °F | -11 °C 12 °F | 7 mm | 2 | freezing |
| April | Mixed | 9 °C 48 °F | -4 °C 25 °F | 16 mm | 5 | cold |
| May | Mixed | 16 °C 60 °F | 1 °C 35 °F | 25 mm | 5 | cold |
| June | Good | 22 °C 71 °F | 8 °C 46 °F | 47 mm | 9 | |
| July | Good | 24 °C 74 °F | 12 °C 53 °F | 77 mm | 12 | |
| August | Good | 21 °C 69 °F | 10 °C 49 °F | 78 mm | 12 | |
| September | Mixed | 16 °C 60 °F | 3 °C 38 °F | 40 mm | 8 | cold |
| October | Mixed | 6 °C 42 °F | -5 °C 23 °F | 14 mm | 4 | cold |
| November | Poor | -5 °C 23 °F | -15 °C 5 °F | 9 mm | 3 | freezing |
| December | Poor | -12 °C 10 °F | -23 °C -9 °F | 3 mm | 1 | freezing |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Ulaanbaatar, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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