Bulgan weather in August

In August, Bulgan sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bulgan's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bulgan reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22212
32212
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102211
112211
122211
132211
142211
152111
162111
172110
182110
192110
202110
212110
222110
23219
24219
25209
26209
27209
28209
29208
30208
31198

How August really feels in Bulgan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bulgan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -25°20.61.28.50.0
Feb-8° / -22°31.21.99.80.0
Mar / -13°103.13.911.60.0
Apr10° / -3°225.94.513.42.5
May17° / 377.92.4155.6
Jun22° / 10°5910.50.115.96.5
Jul23° / 13°7912.9015.56.4
Aug21° / 10°7611.2014.26.3
Sep16° / 367.21.212.45.4
Oct / -5°174.43.710.51.5
Nov-4° / -15°82.63.38.90.0
Dec-11° / -22°31.21.58.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44852
54753
64852
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
125050
135050
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205248
215248
225248
235149
245248
255248
265347
275248
285347
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bulgan gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
541
641
741
841
940
1040
1139
1239
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1835
1935
2034
2134
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2930
3030
3129

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175223
276213
378202
479192
580182
681172
783161
884151
985141
1086131
1187121
1289110
1390100
149190
159280
169370
179460
189460
199550
209550
219550
229640
239640
249730
259730
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:438:40
214.95:458:39
314.95:468:37
414.85:488:36
514.85:498:34
614.75:508:33
714.75:528:31
814.65:538:30
914.65:548:28
1014.55:568:26
1114.55:578:24
1214.45:598:23
1314.36:008:21
1414.36:028:19
1514.26:038:17
1614.26:048:15
1714.16:068:14
1814.16:078:12
1914.06:098:10
2014.06:108:08
2113.96:128:06
2213.86:138:04
2313.86:158:02
2413.76:168:00
2513.76:177:58
2613.66:197:56
2713.66:207:54
2813.56:227:52
2913.46:237:50
3013.46:257:48
3113.36:267:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bulgan?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bulgan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bulgan in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bulgan sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bulgan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bulgan peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bulgan?

Bulgan sits at 48.8°N, 103.5°E, 1,204 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Erdenet, 47 km away.

DarhanDzüünharaaTsetserlegSühbaatarMörönUlaanbaatarKyakhta

Topography around Bulgan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bulgan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulgan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 1,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,028 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,348 m.

The land around Bulgan is covered by grassland (89%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
1,028 m
80 km
1,348 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Erdenet 47 km · Darhan 189 km · Dzüünharaa 214 km · Tsetserleg 214 km · Sühbaatar 249 km · Mörön 261 km · Ulaanbaatar 267 km · Kyakhta 271 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,108
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 447
Religion
Buddhist 52%no religion 41%Muslim 3%Shaman 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bulgan (48.8125°, 103.5347°, elevation 1,204 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).