Sühbaatar weather in December

In December, Sühbaatar sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 4 mm of precipitation across 1.7 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sühbaatar's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sühbaatar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
4 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:56 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sühbaatar is city in Mongolia, administrative center of Selenge Province.

Density
505/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sühbaatar reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-11-20
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8-13-21
9-13-22
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29-16-25
30-16-26
31-17-26

How December really feels in Sühbaatar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sühbaatar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -27°20.41.18.30.0
Feb-9° / -23°20.71.29.70.0
Mar / -12°51.92.311.50.2
Apr12° / -2°163.92.613.53.4
May19° / 316.31.215.26.6
Jun26° / 12°468.8016.16.8
Jul27° / 15°649.9015.76.4
Aug24° / 13°709.9014.36.8
Sep18° / 377.60.412.45.9
Oct / -4°143.92.310.51.7
Nov-5° / -14°62.12.98.80.0
Dec-14° / -23°41.72.27.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45248
55248
65149
75248
85149
95149
105248
115248
125347
135446
145446
155545
165644
175644
185842
195842
205941
215941
225941
235941
246040
256040
265941
275941
285941
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sühbaatar gets around 4 mm of rain and snow over 1.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
168
268
368
468
578
668
768
868
967
1067
1157
1257
1357
1456
1556
1656
1746
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3046
3146

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
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29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:41 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 4:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:414:49
28.18:424:49
38.18:434:48
48.18:444:48
58.08:464:47
68.08:474:47
78.08:484:47
88.08:494:47
97.98:504:46
107.98:514:46
117.98:524:46
127.98:534:46
137.98:544:46
147.98:554:46
157.98:554:46
167.88:564:47
177.88:574:47
187.88:574:47
197.88:584:47
207.88:594:48
217.88:594:48
227.89:004:49
237.89:004:49
247.89:014:50
257.89:014:50
267.89:014:51
277.89:014:51
287.89:024:52
297.99:024:53
307.99:024:54
317.99:024:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sühbaatar?

Our two travel scores rate December 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

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sühbaatar.

What to pack for Sühbaatar in December

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

In December, Sühbaatar sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sühbaatar in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sühbaatar 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sühbaatar?

Sühbaatar sits at 50.2°N, 106.2°E, 619 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Kyakhta, 22 km away.

DzüünharaaUlan-UdeErdenetBaykal’skPetrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy

Topography around Sühbaatar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sühbaatar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 636 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,070 m.

The land around Sühbaatar is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kyakhta 22 km · Darhan 85 km · Gusinoozyorsk 119 km · Dzüünharaa 154 km · Ulan-Ude 202 km · Erdenet 203 km · Baykal’sk 204 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 219 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 Sühbaatar (50.2314°, 106.2078°, elevation 619 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).