Ulaanbaatar weather in June

In June, Ulaanbaatar sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of June to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ulaanbaatar's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulaanbaatar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:59 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Ulaanbaatar is capital and largest city of Mongolia.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 60 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
180/km²
people per km²
Founded
1639

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical June day in Ulaanbaatar reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1185
2185
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4185
5195
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10207
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How June really feels in Ulaanbaatar

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

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ulaanbaatar weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -28°20.50.78.60.0
Feb-11° / -24°31.21.59.90.0
Mar-2° / -15°72.22.711.60.0
Apr / -5°164.33.613.41.3
May15° / 356.7314.94.8
Jun20° / 559.50.215.76.3
Jul22° / 11°6611.2015.46.4
Aug20° / 6810.7014.16.2
Sep14° / 397.21.512.44.6
Oct / -6°153.83.310.60.7
Nov-7° / -18°62.12.690.0
Dec-15° / -25°20.91.38.30.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85149
95149
105149
115050
124951
134951
144852
154852
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Ulaanbaatar gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1243
2243
3242
4252
5252
6252
7261
8261
9261
10261
11261
12271
13271
14280
15280
16290
17300
18310
19320
20330
21340
22350
23360
24370
25380
26380
27390
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of June to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:058:35
215.55:048:36
315.65:038:37
415.65:038:38
515.65:028:39
615.65:028:40
715.75:018:41
815.75:018:42
915.75:008:42
1015.75:008:43
1115.75:008:44
1215.74:598:44
1315.84:598:45
1415.84:598:46
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1615.84:598:47
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2915.85:028:49
3015.85:028:49

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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166.5Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Ulaanbaatar?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Ulaanbaatar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ulaanbaatar in June

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

In June, Ulaanbaatar sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ulaanbaatar in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ulaanbaatar peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ulaanbaatar in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ulaanbaatar is worst in July — around 135 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (October, 41 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ulaanbaatar's WHO annual average of 60 µg/m³.

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 16128 µg/m³Oct 1141 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr48Poor
May54Poor
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep42Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ulaanbaatar?

Ulaanbaatar sits at 47.9°N, 106.9°E, 1,284 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Zuunmod, 23 km away.

DarhanErdenetSühbaatarBulgan

Topography around Ulaanbaatar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulaanbaatar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 1,304 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 m.

The land around Ulaanbaatar is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
1,018 m
80 km
1,795 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Zuunmod 23 km · Dzuunmod 23 km · Nalayh 34 km · Dzüünharaa 110 km · Darhan 189 km · Erdenet 241 km · Sühbaatar 263 km · Bulgan 267 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 Ulaanbaatar (47.9077°, 106.8832°, elevation 1,284 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).