Ölgii weather in September

In September, Ölgii sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 3.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ölgii's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ölgii's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Ölgii is capital-city of the Bayan-Ölgii aimag in Mongolia.

Density
1,893/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ölgii reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 9°C warmer than October.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3164
4163
5153
6153
7153
8152
9142
10142
11142
12141
13131
14131
15131
16130
17120
18120
19120
2012-1
2111-1
2211-1
2311-1
2411-2
2510-2
2610-2
2710-2
289-2
299-3
309-3

How September really feels in Ölgii

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ölgii weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -28°00.10.28.50.0
Feb-11° / -24°10.50.69.80.0
Mar-3° / -16°61.72.111.60.0
Apr / -5°123.62.713.41.1
May13° / 245.22.2154.3
Jun19° / 378.30.515.96.2
Jul21° / 10°469.7015.66.5
Aug19° / 337.10.114.26.6
Sep13° / 123.51.212.44.1
Oct / -8°51.81.610.50.4
Nov-7° / -18°311.38.90.0
Dec-15° / -25°10.20.48.10.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46634
56634
66733
76733
86733
96832
106832
116832
126832
136832
146931
156931
166931
176931
187030
197030
207030
217030
227030
236931
246832
256832
266832
276832
286733
296733
306733

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Ölgii gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 3.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1162
2162
3162
4162
5153
6153
7143
8143
9133
10133
11123
12123
13123
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19104
20104
21104
22104
23105
24105
25105
26105
2795
2895
2995
3095

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:227:38
213.26:237:36
313.16:257:34
413.16:267:32
513.06:287:29
613.06:297:27
712.96:317:25
812.86:327:23
912.86:347:21
1012.76:357:18
1112.76:367:16
1212.66:387:14
1312.56:397:12
1412.56:417:10
1512.46:427:07
1612.46:447:05
1712.36:457:03
1812.26:477:01
1912.26:486:58
2012.16:506:56
2112.06:516:54
2212.06:536:52
2311.96:546:50
2411.96:566:47
2511.86:576:45
2611.76:596:43
2711.77:006:41
2811.67:026:39
2911.67:036:36
3011.57:056:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ölgii?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ölgii for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ölgii in September

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

In September, Ölgii sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ölgii in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ölgii peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ölgii?

Ölgii sits at 49.0°N, 90.0°E, 1,715 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Khovd, 164 km away.

KhovdUlaangomAbazaGorno-AltayskKyzylMayma

Topography around Ölgii

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ölgii has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 1,734 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,132 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,848 m.

The land around Ölgii is covered by bare terrain (53%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
1,132 m
80 km
2,848 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Khovd 164 km · Ulaangom 189 km · Abaza 410 km · Zaysan 412 km · Altay 422 km · Gorno-Altaysk 439 km · Kyzyl 440 km · Mayma 443 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 Ölgii (48.9683°, 89.9625°, elevation 1,715 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).