When to Go
When to Visit Mongolia: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in Mongolia — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- May
- Average high
- -15–23°C
- Rainfall
- 364mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -15° | -25° | 3mm |
| Feb | -11° | -22° | 3mm |
| Mar | -1° | -13° | 6mm |
| Apr | 7° | -5° | 12mm |
| May | 15° | 0° | 25mm |
| Jun | 21° | 7° | 61mm |
| Jul | 23° | 11° | 92mm |
| Aug | 20° | 8° | 97mm |
| Sep | 15° | 2° | 40mm |
| Oct | 4° | -6° | 12mm |
| Nov | -6° | -16° | 10mm |
| Dec | -14° | -23° | 3mm |
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Places to go in Mongolia
attraction Khuvsgul Lake
Khuvsgul Lake is in Khövsgöl province in far northern Mongolia, and the usual way in is through Khatgal, a village at its southern tip about 100km from the provincial capital Mörön. 4.8★ (280 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Amarbayasgalant Monastery is a Qing-era Buddhist complex founded in 1727, set in the remote Iven Valley of Selenge Province and usually reached by road from Darkhan. 4.6★ (296 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Taikhar Rock
Taikhar Rock (Taikhar Chuluu) is a lone granite outcrop beside the Khoid Tamir River, a short drive west of Tsetserleg in Arkhangai's Ikh Tamir district. 4.3★ (233 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Dalanzadgad, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.