Choibalsan weather in February

In February, Choibalsan sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 0.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Choibalsan's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Choibalsan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -9°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -20°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:39 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 4th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Choibalsan is city in Mongolia.

Density: 160/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Choibalsan reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°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 -2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 6°C warmer than January and about 9°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5
Avg low (°C)	-23	-23	-23	-22	-22	-22	-22	-22	-22	-21	-21	-21	-21	-20	-20	-20	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-13	-23
2	-12	-23
3	-12	-23
4	-12	-22
5	-12	-22
6	-11	-22
7	-11	-22
8	-11	-22
9	-11	-22
10	-10	-21
11	-10	-21
12	-10	-21
13	-9	-21
14	-9	-20
15	-9	-20
16	-9	-20
17	-8	-20
18	-8	-19
19	-8	-19
20	-7	-19
21	-7	-19
22	-7	-18
23	-6	-18
24	-6	-18
25	-6	-18
26	-6	-17
27	-5	-17
28	-5	-17

How February really feels in Choibalsan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Choibalsan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-15° / -24°	1	0.4	0.6	8.6	0.0
Feb	-9° / -20°	3	0.9	1.2	9.9	0.0
Mar	0° / -12°	5	1.7	1.8	11.6	0.0
Apr	11° / -3°	12	3.5	2.4	13.4	3.0
May	19° / 5°	25	5.2	0.6	14.9	6.6
Jun	25° / 12°	44	8.1	0	15.8	7.1
Jul	27° / 15°	64	9.9	0	15.4	6.6
Aug	25° / 13°	53	8.3	0	14.1	7.2
Sep	18° / 6°	32	6.2	0.4	12.4	6.5
Oct	9° / -3°	16	3.9	2.2	10.6	2.1
Nov	-4° / -14°	5	1.5	1.7	9	0.0
Dec	-12° / -21°	4	1	1.6	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	72	71	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	67	66	66	65	64	64	62	62	62	60	60	59	59	57	57
Cloudier (%)	28	29	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	33	34	34	35	36	36	38	38	38	40	40	41	41	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Choibalsan gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 0.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	1	2
2	1	2
3	1	2
4	1	2
5	1	2
6	2	3
7	2	3
8	2	3
9	2	3
10	2	3
11	2	4
12	3	4
13	3	4
14	3	4
15	3	5
16	3	5
17	4	5
18	4	5
19	4	5
20	4	6
21	4	6
22	5	6
23	5	6
24	5	6
25	5	6
26	5	6
27	5	6
28	5	7

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:17
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.2	7:59	5:11
2	9.2	7:58	5:13
3	9.3	7:57	5:14
4	9.3	7:56	5:16
5	9.4	7:54	5:18
6	9.4	7:53	5:19
7	9.5	7:52	5:21
8	9.5	7:50	5:22
9	9.6	7:49	5:24
10	9.6	7:47	5:26
11	9.7	7:46	5:27
12	9.7	7:44	5:29
13	9.8	7:43	5:30
14	9.8	7:41	5:32
15	9.9	7:39	5:33
16	10.0	7:38	5:35
17	10.0	7:36	5:37
18	10.1	7:34	5:38
19	10.1	7:33	5:40
20	10.2	7:31	5:41
21	10.2	7:29	5:43
22	10.3	7:28	5:45
23	10.3	7:26	5:46
24	10.4	7:24	5:48
25	10.5	7:22	5:49
26	10.5	7:20	5:51
27	10.6	7:18	5:52
28	10.6	7:17	5:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Choibalsan?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Choibalsan.

What to pack for Choibalsan in February

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

In February, Choibalsan sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Choibalsan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Choibalsan peaks around July 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	5	7	7	8	8	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Choibalsan?

Choibalsan sits at 48.1°N, 114.5°E, 741 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Baruun-Urt, 181 km away.

Topography around Choibalsan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Choibalsan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 750 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Choibalsan is covered by grassland (73%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (96%) within 16 km, and grassland (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

grassland 73%

16 km

179 m

grassland 96%

80 km

540 m

grassland 99%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Choibalsan year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Baruun-Urt 181 km · Borzya 296 km · Öndörkhaan 302 km · Aginskoye 337 km · Krasnokamensk 340 km · Chita 448 km · Nerchinsk 459 km · Saynshand 490 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

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 Choibalsan (48.0726°, 114.5326°, elevation 741 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-13	-23
2	-12	-23
3	-12	-23
4	-12	-22
5	-12	-22
6	-11	-22
7	-11	-22
8	-11	-22
9	-11	-22
10	-10	-21
11	-10	-21
12	-10	-21
13	-9	-21
14	-9	-20
15	-9	-20
16	-9	-20
17	-8	-20
18	-8	-19
19	-8	-19
20	-7	-19
21	-7	-19
22	-7	-18
23	-6	-18
24	-6	-18
25	-6	-18
26	-6	-17
27	-5	-17
28	-5	-17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	1	2
2	1	2
3	1	2
4	1	2
5	1	2
6	2	3
7	2	3
8	2	3
9	2	3
10	2	3
11	2	4
12	3	4
13	3	4
14	3	4
15	3	5
16	3	5
17	4	5
18	4	5
19	4	5
20	4	6
21	4	6
22	5	6
23	5	6
24	5	6
25	5	6
26	5	6
27	5	6
28	5	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-13	-23
2	-12	-23
3	-12	-23
4	-12	-22
5	-12	-22
6	-11	-22
7	-11	-22
8	-11	-22
9	-11	-22
10	-10	-21
11	-10	-21
12	-10	-21
13	-9	-21
14	-9	-20
15	-9	-20
16	-9	-20
17	-8	-20
18	-8	-19
19	-8	-19
20	-7	-19
21	-7	-19
22	-7	-18
23	-6	-18
24	-6	-18
25	-6	-18
26	-6	-17
27	-5	-17
28	-5	-17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	1	2
2	1	2
3	1	2
4	1	2
5	1	2
6	2	3
7	2	3
8	2	3
9	2	3
10	2	3
11	2	4
12	3	4
13	3	4
14	3	4
15	3	5
16	3	5
17	4	5
18	4	5
19	4	5
20	4	6
21	4	6
22	5	6
23	5	6
24	5	6
25	5	6
26	5	6
27	5	6
28	5	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-13	-23
2	-12	-23
3	-12	-23
4	-12	-22
5	-12	-22
6	-11	-22
7	-11	-22
8	-11	-22
9	-11	-22
10	-10	-21
11	-10	-21
12	-10	-21
13	-9	-21
14	-9	-20
15	-9	-20
16	-9	-20
17	-8	-20
18	-8	-19
19	-8	-19
20	-7	-19
21	-7	-19
22	-7	-18
23	-6	-18
24	-6	-18
25	-6	-18
26	-6	-17
27	-5	-17
28	-5	-17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	1	2
2	1	2
3	1	2
4	1	2
5	1	2
6	2	3
7	2	3
8	2	3
9	2	3
10	2	3
11	2	4
12	3	4
13	3	4
14	3	4
15	3	5
16	3	5
17	4	5
18	4	5
19	4	5
20	4	6
21	4	6
22	5	6
23	5	6
24	5	6
25	5	6
26	5	6
27	5	6
28	5	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100