Sühbaatar weather in January

In January, Sühbaatar sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -27°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.4 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sühbaatar's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sühbaatar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-27°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:56 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.51 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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical January day in Sühbaatar reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 7°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-17-26
2-17-26
3-17-26
4-17-27
5-17-27
6-17-27
7-17-27
8-17-27
9-17-27
10-17-27
11-17-27
12-17-27
13-17-27
14-17-28
15-17-28
16-17-28
17-17-27
18-17-27
19-17-27
20-16-27
21-16-27
22-16-27
23-16-27
24-16-27
25-15-27
26-15-27
27-15-27
28-15-27
29-15-27
30-14-27
31-14-27

How January really feels in Sühbaatar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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 January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sühbaatar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56139
66139
76139
86238
96238
106139
116139
126139
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225941
236139
246139
256238
266337
276337
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sühbaatar gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
624
724
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1913
2013
2113
2213
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3124

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:02 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:024:55
27.99:024:56
37.99:024:57
47.99:014:58
58.09:014:59
68.09:015:00
78.09:015:01
88.09:005:02
98.19:005:04
108.19:005:05
118.18:595:06
128.18:595:07
138.28:585:09
148.28:585:10
158.28:575:11
168.38:565:13
178.38:555:14
188.38:555:16
198.48:545:17
208.48:535:19
218.58:525:20
228.58:515:22
238.58:505:23
248.68:495:25
258.68:485:26
268.78:475:28
278.78:465:29
288.88:455:31
298.88:445:33
308.98:425:34
318.98:415:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.51 kWh/m².

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 — January's 1.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sühbaatar?

Our two travel scores rate January 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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sühbaatar.

What to pack for Sühbaatar in January

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

In January, Sühbaatar sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -27°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sühbaatar in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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
January 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).