Uliastai weather by month & the best time to visit
Mongolia · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Uliastai is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with August and July close behind. Uliastai averages about 3,273 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in June.
When is the best time to visit Uliastai?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Uliastai is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Uliastai?
Uliastai is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,273 hours of sunshine a year. 92 Sunshine Score points separate June (92) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 12 destinations in Mongolia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,222 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 207 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -23° / -9°F | 4 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -21° / -6°F | 5 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -12° / 10°F | 6 mm | 4 |
| April | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 10 mm | 5 |
| May | 72 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 16 mm | 7 |
| June | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 38 mm | 7 |
| July | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 47 mm | 7 |
| August | 91 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 42 mm | 7 |
| September | 64 | 16° / 61°F | 2° / 36°F | 17 mm | 5 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 9 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 7 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 6 mm | 1 |
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Uliastai: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Uliastai?
Uliastai is a small town in Mongolia at 1,748 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Uliastai get a year?
Uliastai gets about 3,273 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.
When is the best time to visit Uliastai?
The sunniest time to visit Uliastai is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 92/100 (with August and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.
What is the least sunny month in Uliastai?
January is the least sunny month in Uliastai, scoring 0/100 with about 4 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Uliastai?
The typical midday UV index in Uliastai peaks around 7 (high) in May, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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