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The travel season begins in mid-May. Ger camps start opening their doors and more travellers are around to share vehicles. The weather is generally fair although early May can still see snowfall, especially in the north. June weather is fine and generally dry throughout the central and southern regions. The mountains and northern areas can still be cold.July is the time to see the Naadam Festival. Unfortunately, this is also the peak tourist season when Ulaanbaatar's accommodation can become inadequate and city transport load stretched to breaking point. It's a good time to look for travel partners and get out of the city. Gobi temperatures this month can hit above 40°C.
August can see a lot of rain in the northern and central areas. This weather fills up rivers and brings healthy moisture to the steppes, but it can also bog the roads with flood and mud and attract mosquitoes. Still, it's a great time to travel in Mongolia.
September is a fine month as the weather cools and brings relief to the extreme heat of the Gobi and drives away pestilent files and mosquitoes. The changing colours in the northern forests make for spectacular scenery.
October is cool and sees the occasional snow flurry up north but is still fine for travel, especially in the Gobi. Weather patterns at this time are particularly vulnerable to change. The cold season starts from November to February.
Mongolians, especially nomads, consider March and April the worst months. After the long winter, livestock will already be thin and a lack of rain means many will die, causing financial and psychological hardship. If the spring is a harsh one, staying with a nomad family at this time is not recommended.
Ulaanbaatar has been called the coldest capital city in the world. Temperatures generally start to drop below 0°C in late October, sink to -30°C in January and February and remain below freezing until April. Bear in mind the wind-chill factor: a 10-knot wind can make a 0°C feel like -5°C. July through September is pleasant, but it can still turn suddenly cold. Summer daylight lasts until 10pm.
September is a fine month as the weather cools and brings relief to the extreme heat of the Gobi and drives away pestilent files and mosquitoes. The changing colours in the northern forests make for spectacular scenery.
October is cool and sees the occasional snow flurry up north but is still fine for travel, especially in the Gobi. Weather patterns at this time are particularly vulnerable to change. The cold season starts from November to February.
Mongolians, especially nomads, consider March and April the worst months. After the long winter, livestock will already be thin and a lack of rain means many will die, causing financial and psychological hardship. If the spring is a harsh one, staying with a nomad family at this time is not recommended.
Ulaanbaatar has been called the coldest capital city in the world. Temperatures generally start to drop below 0°C in late October, sink to -30°C in January and February and remain below freezing until April. Bear in mind the wind-chill factor: a 10-knot wind can make a 0°C feel like -5°C. July through September is pleasant, but it can still turn suddenly cold. Summer daylight lasts until 10pm.