Uliastay weather in March

In March, Uliastay sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 3.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Uliastay's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uliastay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
5th coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:55 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Uliastay is capital city and sum (district) in Zavkhan Aimag, Mongolia.

Density
508/km²
people per km²
Founded
1733

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical March day in Uliastay reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 10°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-8-24
2-8-23
3-7-23
4-7-23
5-7-23
6-7-22
7-6-22
8-6-22
9-6-21
10-6-21
11-5-21
12-5-20
13-5-20
14-4-19
15-4-19
16-4-19
17-3-18
18-3-18
19-2-17
20-2-17
21-2-16
22-1-16
23-1-15
240-15
250-14
260-14
271-14
281-13
291-13
302-12
312-12

How March really feels in Uliastay

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

Uliastay weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -29°20.71.28.70.0
Feb-11° / -27°41.329.90.0
Mar-3° / -18°103.23.811.60.0
Apr / -6°195.34.513.40.9
May13° / 286.72.714.94.1
Jun19° / 4180.515.76.3
Jul21° / 10°6410.6015.46.4
Aug19° / 498.40.314.16.4
Sep13° / 235.21.812.44.2
Oct / -8°134.13.810.60.4
Nov-7° / -18°82.83.39.10.0
Dec-14° / -26°31.21.98.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
46238
56139
66139
76139
86040
95941
105941
115941
125842
135842
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205842
215842
225842
235842
245842
255941
265941
275842
285842
295842
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Uliastay gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 3.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
158
258
368
469
569
6710
7710
8811
9911
10912
111013
121013
131114
141114
151215
161215
171215
181215
191215
201215
211214
221214
231214
241213
251213
261213
271213
281213
291213
301213
311314

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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 March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:256:07
210.87:236:08
310.87:216:10
410.97:196:11
510.97:176:13
611.07:156:14
711.07:136:16
811.17:116:17
911.27:096:19
1011.27:076:20
1111.37:056:22
1211.37:036:23
1311.47:016:25
1411.56:596:26
1511.56:576:28
1611.66:556:29
1711.66:536:31
1811.76:516:32
1911.76:496:34
2011.86:476:35
2111.96:456:37
2211.96:436:38
2312.06:416:40
2412.06:396:41
2512.16:366:43
2612.26:346:44
2712.26:326:46
2812.36:306:47
2912.36:286:48
3012.46:266:50
3112.56:246:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Uliastay?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Uliastay.

What to pack for Uliastay in March

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

In March, Uliastay sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Uliastay in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uliastay peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uliastay?

Uliastay sits at 47.7°N, 96.8°E, 1,755 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Altai, 159 km away.

AltaiMörönBayanhongorTsetserlegKhovdUlaangomKyzylArvayheer

Topography around Uliastay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uliastay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m around an average of 1,798 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,539 m.

The land around Uliastay is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
399 m
16 km
1,247 m
80 km
2,539 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Altai 159 km · Mörön 322 km · Bayanhongor 341 km · Tsetserleg 347 km · Khovd 389 km · Ulaangom 429 km · Kyzyl 474 km · Arvayheer 479 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 Uliastay (47.7417°, 96.8444°, elevation 1,755 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).