Bulgan weather in July

In July, Bulgan sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bulgan's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 8:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bulgan reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52312
62312
72312
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132313
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242313
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292313
302313
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How July really feels in Bulgan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34258
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94555
104456
114555
124654
134555
144555
154654
164654
174654
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234456
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264555
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bulgan gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.9 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
541
641
741
841
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2541
2641
2741
2841
2942
3042
3142

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188120
287121
386131
485141
584151
683161
782171
881181
978202
1077212
1176222
1275232
1374242
1473243
1572253
1671263
1771263
1870273
1970273
2069274
2169274
2270264
2370264
2471254
2571254
2672244
2772244
2872244
2974233
3074233
3175223

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:129:06
215.95:139:06
315.95:139:06
415.95:149:06
515.85:149:05
615.85:159:05
715.85:169:05
815.85:179:04
915.85:189:04
1015.75:189:03
1115.75:199:02
1215.75:209:02
1315.75:219:01
1415.65:229:00
1515.65:239:00
1615.65:248:59
1715.55:258:58
1815.55:268:57
1915.55:278:56
2015.45:298:55
2115.45:308:54
2215.45:318:53
2315.35:328:52
2415.35:338:51
2515.35:348:50
2615.25:368:48
2715.25:378:47
2815.15:388:46
2915.15:408:45
3015.05:418:43
3115.05:428:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.9 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 — July's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bulgan?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bulgan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bulgan in July

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

In July, Bulgan sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bulgan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — 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
July 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).