Sühbaatar weather in October

In October, Sühbaatar sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sühbaatar's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sühbaatar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
6th coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:27 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sühbaatar reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 10°C cooler than September and about 13°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1130
2130
3130
412-1
512-1
612-1
711-1
811-2
911-2
1010-2
1110-3
1210-3
139-3
149-3
158-4
168-4
178-4
187-5
197-5
207-5
216-5
226-6
236-6
245-6
255-7
264-7
274-7
284-7
293-8
303-8
313-8

How October really feels in Sühbaatar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sühbaatar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95644
105743
115743
125644
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195842
205842
215842
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sühbaatar gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1183
2174
3174
4174
5164
6165
7165
8155
9155
10156
11156
12156
13157
14157
15158
16148
17148
18149
19139
20139
21129
221210
231210
241110
251110
261110
271010
281010
291010
30910
31910

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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 October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
19calm
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:026:26
211.37:046:24
311.37:056:22
411.27:076:20
511.17:096:17
611.17:106:15
711.07:126:13
811.07:136:11
910.97:156:09
1010.87:176:06
1110.87:186:04
1210.77:206:02
1310.67:226:00
1410.67:235:58
1510.57:255:56
1610.57:275:54
1710.47:285:52
1810.37:305:50
1910.37:325:48
2010.27:335:46
2110.17:355:44
2210.17:375:42
2310.07:385:40
2410.07:405:38
259.97:425:36
269.87:435:34
279.87:455:32
289.77:475:31
299.77:495:29
309.67:505:27
319.67:525:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.68 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 — October's 2.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sühbaatar?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sühbaatar.

What to pack for Sühbaatar in October

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

In October, Sühbaatar sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sühbaatar in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. 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
October 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).