Saynshand weather in February

In February, Saynshand sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 1 mm of precipitation across 0.4 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Saynshand's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saynshand's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -5°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -17°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 1 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 7:50 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Saynshand reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 6°C warmer than January and about 10°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)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1
Avg low (°C)	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14

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

How February really feels in Saynshand

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.

Saynshand weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-12° / -21°	1	0.1	0.3	9	0.0
Feb	-5° / -17°	1	0.4	0.5	10.1	0.0
Mar	4° / -9°	3	1	0.8	11.6	0.5
Apr	14° / 0°	4	1.4	0.5	13.2	4.9
May	21° / 8°	13	2.7	0.2	14.6	7.8
Jun	27° / 14°	19	4	0	15.3	7.4
Jul	29° / 18°	25	5.1	0	15	6.0
Aug	27° / 16°	33	5.5	0	13.9	7.2
Sep	21° / 9°	13	2.7	0	12.3	7.9
Oct	11° / -0°	7	1.9	0.5	10.7	3.7
Nov	-1° / -11°	2	0.8	1.1	9.4	0.0
Dec	-10° / -19°	1	0.3	0.5	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. 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 (%)	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72
Cloudier (%)	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Saynshand gets around 1 mm of rain and snow over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Snow chance (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	0	0
2	0	1
3	0	1
4	0	1
5	0	1
6	0	1
7	0	1
8	1	1
9	1	1
10	1	2
11	1	2
12	1	2
13	1	2
14	1	2
15	2	2
16	2	2
17	2	3
18	2	3
19	2	3
20	2	3
21	2	3
22	2	3
23	2	3
24	2	3
25	2	3
26	2	3
27	2	3
28	2	2

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:16 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)	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:30
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	8:08	5:38
2	9.5	8:07	5:40
3	9.6	8:06	5:41
4	9.6	8:05	5:42
5	9.7	8:03	5:44
6	9.7	8:02	5:45
7	9.8	8:01	5:47
8	9.8	8:00	5:48
9	9.8	7:58	5:49
10	9.9	7:57	5:51
11	9.9	7:56	5:52
12	10.0	7:55	5:54
13	10.0	7:53	5:55
14	10.1	7:52	5:57
15	10.1	7:50	5:58
16	10.2	7:49	5:59
17	10.2	7:47	6:01
18	10.3	7:46	6:02
19	10.3	7:44	6:04
20	10.4	7:43	6:05
21	10.4	7:41	6:06
22	10.5	7:40	6:08
23	10.5	7:38	6:09
24	10.6	7:36	6:11
25	10.6	7:35	6:12
26	10.7	7:33	6:13
27	10.7	7:31	6:15
28	10.8	7:30	6:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.34 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)	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Saynshand

In seasonPeak

None of Saynshand's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Saynshand sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Saynshand?

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 Saynshand.

What to pack for Saynshand in February

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

In February, Saynshand sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Saynshand 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 Saynshand peaks around August 16 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 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	7	7	7	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Saynshand in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Saynshand is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	18	34	42	43	32	27	21	27	36	39	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	42	Poor
May	43	Poor
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Saynshand?

Saynshand sits at 44.9°N, 110.1°E, 947 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Öndörkhaan, 274 km away.

Topography around Saynshand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saynshand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Saynshand is covered by bare terrain (95%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

136 m

bare terrain 95%

16 km

242 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

595 m

bare terrain 96%

grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Öndörkhaan 274 km · Baruun-Urt 316 km · Nalayh 387 km · Zuunmod 397 km · Dzuunmod 397 km · Ulaanbaatar 418 km · Dalandzadgad 476 km · Choibalsan 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 Saynshand (44.8824°, 110.1163°, elevation 947 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	-9	-20
2	-9	-20
3	-9	-20
4	-9	-20
5	-8	-20
6	-8	-20
7	-8	-19
8	-7	-19
9	-7	-19
10	-7	-19
11	-6	-18
12	-6	-18
13	-6	-18
14	-5	-18
15	-5	-17
16	-5	-17
17	-5	-17
18	-4	-17
19	-4	-16
20	-4	-16
21	-3	-16
22	-3	-15
23	-3	-15
24	-2	-15
25	-2	-15
26	-2	-14
27	-1	-14
28	-1	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	0	0
2	0	1
3	0	1
4	0	1
5	0	1
6	0	1
7	0	1
8	1	1
9	1	1
10	1	2
11	1	2
12	1	2
13	1	2
14	1	2
15	2	2
16	2	2
17	2	3
18	2	3
19	2	3
20	2	3
21	2	3
22	2	3
23	2	3
24	2	3
25	2	3
26	2	3
27	2	3
28	2	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	0	0
2	0	1
3	0	1
4	0	1
5	0	1
6	0	1
7	0	1
8	1	1
9	1	1
10	1	2
11	1	2
12	1	2
13	1	2
14	1	2
15	2	2
16	2	2
17	2	3
18	2	3
19	2	3
20	2	3
21	2	3
22	2	3
23	2	3
24	2	3
25	2	3
26	2	3
27	2	3
28	2	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	0	0
2	0	1
3	0	1
4	0	1
5	0	1
6	0	1
7	0	1
8	1	1
9	1	1
10	1	2
11	1	2
12	1	2
13	1	2
14	1	2
15	2	2
16	2	2
17	2	3
18	2	3
19	2	3
20	2	3
21	2	3
22	2	3
23	2	3
24	2	3
25	2	3
26	2	3
27	2	3
28	2	2

	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