Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ihbulag features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (10 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-23 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 108 mm (4.3 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Ihbulag enjoys an average of 3675 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ihbulag are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (73 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -8 °C (10 - 18 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ihbulag experiences 97 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 151 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (35°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Average high | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Daily mean | -12°C (10°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Average low | -18°C (0°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Mean minimum | -25°C (-13°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 3°C (39°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Minimum | -31°C (-23°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (51°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -30°C (-21°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ihbulag, Mongolia with other places around the world.
Ihbulag usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 4 rainy days and 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Ihbulag are January, November and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 26 (1.0) | 36 (1.4) | 10 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ihbulag are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 30 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Ihbulag: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217 | 272 | 318 | 320 | 347 | 347 | 360 | 350 | 311 | 296 | 267 | 265 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 22m | 10h 30m | 11h 56m | 13h 24m | 14h 40m | 15h 18m | 14h 59m | 13h 52m | 12h 27m | 10h 59m | 9h 42m | 9h 1m |
Ihbulag experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ihbulag UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |