Darhan weather in February

In February, Darhan sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -5°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 hours at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Darhan's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darhan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
8:17 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Darhan is capital city of Darkhan-Uul Aimag, Mongolia.

Density
814/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Darhan reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 13°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 11°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Darhan

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Darhan 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -26°20.50.98.40.0
Feb-9° / -22°20.71.39.80.0
Mar / -12°72.12.511.50.2
Apr12° / -2°184.23.113.43.3
May19° / 336.31.615.16.5
Jun25° / 12°518.40167.0
Jul27° / 15°6810.7015.66.4
Aug24° / 13°7810.4014.26.8
Sep18° / 397.40.712.46.1
Oct / -4°183.92.810.51.9
Nov-4° / -14°82.63.48.90.0
Dec-13° / -22°41.52.180.0

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 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66832
76832
86733
96733
106634
116535
126436
136337
146337
156238
166139
176040
186040
196040
205941
215941
225842
235941
245941
255941
265941
275941
285941

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Darhan gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.7 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 3% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
124
224
324
424
535
635
735
835
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2535
2635
2735
2835

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours 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 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:38 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:385:41
29.18:375:43
39.18:365:45
49.28:345:46
59.28:335:48
69.38:315:50
79.48:305:51
89.48:285:53
99.58:275:55
109.58:255:56
119.68:245:58
129.68:226:00
139.78:216:01
149.78:196:03
159.88:176:05
169.88:156:06
179.98:146:08
1810.08:126:10
1910.08:106:11
2010.18:086:13
2110.18:076:15
2210.28:056:16
2310.38:036:18
2410.38:016:20
2510.47:596:21
2610.47:576:23
2710.57:556:25
2810.67:536:26

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Darhan?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Darhan.

What to pack for Darhan in February

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

In February, Darhan sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -22°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Darhan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Darhan peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Darhan?

Darhan sits at 49.5°N, 105.9°E, 683 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Dzüünharaa, 81 km away.

ErdenetBulganUlaanbaatarGusinoozyorskDzuunmod

Topography around Darhan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darhan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Darhan is covered by grassland (70%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Dzüünharaa 81 km · Sühbaatar 85 km · Kyakhta 103 km · Erdenet 143 km · Bulgan 189 km · Ulaanbaatar 189 km · Gusinoozyorsk 204 km · Dzuunmod 212 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 Darhan (49.4867°, 105.9228°, elevation 683 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).