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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Bulagtay Mongolia

In Bulagtay, the summers are warm, the winters are frigid and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -8°F to 80°F and is rarely below -20°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Bulagtay for warm-weather activities is from late June to mid August.

Climate in Bulagtay

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Bulagtay weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 19 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 66°F. The hottest month of the year in Bulagtay is July, with an average high of 80°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 20 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 23°F. The coldest month of the year in Bulagtay is January, with an average low of -7°F and high of 10°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Bulagtay

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 10°F17°F32°F49°F65°F76°F80°F75°F63°F45°F26°F14°F
Temp. -0°F6°F21°F38°F51°F64°F69°F64°F50°F35°F18°F5°F
Low -7°F-3°F12°F27°F39°F51°F56°F52°F40°F26°F10°F-2°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Bulagtay

Average Hourly Temperature in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Fort McMurray, Canada (4,755 miles away); Prince Albert, Canada (5,067 miles); and Minnedosa, Canada (5,345 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bulagtay (view comparison).

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In Bulagtay, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Bulagtay begins around July 10 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around October 28.

The clearest month of the year in Bulagtay is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 28 and lasts for 8.4 months, ending around July 10.

The cloudiest month of the year in Bulagtay is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 54% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Bulagtay

Cloud Cover Categories in BulagtayclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 1957%Sep 1957%Mar 144%Mar 144%Jul 1051%Jul 1051%Oct 2851%Oct 2851%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 53%54%53%50%49%50%48%46%43%46%53%54%
Clearer 47%46%47%50%51%50%52%54%57%54%47%46%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Bulagtay varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.0 months, from May 17 to September 18, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Bulagtay is July, with an average of 10.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from September 18 to May 17. The month with the fewest wet days in Bulagtay is December, with an average of 0.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Bulagtay changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.2 months, from March 19 to October 24. The month with the most days of rain alone in Bulagtay is July, with an average of 10.4 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.8 months, from October 24 to March 19. The month with the most days of snow alone in Bulagtay is November, with an average of 0.6 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Bulagtay

Daily Chance of Precipitation in BulagtaysnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 2335%Jul 2335%Feb 60%Feb 60%Mar 191%Mar 191%Oct 244%Oct 244%May 1718%May 1718%Sep 1818%Sep 1818%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.1d1.6d5.1d7.6d10.4d9.2d5.5d1.4d0.1d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.2d0.4d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.1d0.0d
Snow 0.2d0.2d0.2d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.6d0.2d
Any 0.2d0.2d0.5d2.3d5.3d7.6d10.4d9.2d5.7d2.0d0.8d0.2d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Bulagtay experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from April 28 to October 4, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Bulagtay is July, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 4 to April 28. The month with the least rain in Bulagtay is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Bulagtay

Average Monthly Rainfall in BulagtayrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inJul 312.6 inJul 312.6 inJan 260.0 inJan 260.0 inApr 280.5 inApr 280.5 inOct 40.5 inOct 40.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.3″0.9″1.8″2.5″2.2″1.1″0.3″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Bulagtay varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Bulagtay

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2016 hr, 20 minJun 2116 hr, 20 minJun 2112 hr, 11 minSep 2212 hr, 11 minSep 228 hr, 6 minDec 218 hr, 6 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 8.6h10.1h11.9h13.8h15.4h16.3h15.8h14.4h12.6h10.7h9.1h8.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:41 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 6 minutes later at 8:47 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:48 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 13 minutes later at 9:02 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Bulagtay during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Bulagtay

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 164:41 AMJun 164:41 AM9:02 PMJun 259:02 PMJun 25Dec 124:48 PMDec 124:48 PM8:47 AMDec 318:47 AMDec 31daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Bulagtay

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020303040405000001010101020202030303040405050601764NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Bulagtay

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Bulagtay, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Bulagtay

Humidity Comfort Levels in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 230%Mar 230%Jul 200%Jul 200%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bulagtay experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from January 27 to June 1, with average wind speeds of more than 5.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Bulagtay is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.8 months, from June 1 to January 27. The calmest month of the year in Bulagtay is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Bulagtay

Average Wind Speed in BulagtaywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphApr 186.8 mphApr 186.8 mphJul 234.3 mphJul 234.3 mphJan 275.5 mphJan 275.5 mphJun 15.5 mphJun 15.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.55.76.26.66.25.04.44.44.95.25.65.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Bulagtay varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 1.7 weeks, from February 27 to March 10, with a peak percentage of 34% on February 28. The wind is most often from the north for 6.6 months, from March 10 to September 27, with a peak percentage of 44% on April 21. The wind is most often from the south for 5.0 months, from September 27 to February 27, with a peak percentage of 52% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Bulagtay

Wind Direction in BulagtaySNSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bulagtay throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bulagtay for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Bulagtay

Tourism Score in Bulagtaybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bulagtay for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Bulagtay

Beach/Pool Score in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.32.30.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Bulagtay typically lasts for 3.9 months (119 days), from around May 20 to around September 15, rarely starting before May 3 or after June 6, and rarely ending before August 30 or after October 1.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Bulagtay

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Bulagtaygrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2050%May 2050%Sep 1550%Sep 1550%Jun 690%Jun 690%Aug 3090%Aug 3090%May 310%May 310%Oct 110%Oct 110%0%Nov 230%Nov 23Jul 14100%Jul 14100%NowNowfrigidcoolcomfortablewarmcoldfreezinghotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Bulagtay should appear around May 11, only rarely appearing before May 3 or after May 20.

Growing Degree Days in Bulagtay

Growing Degree Days in BulagtayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FMay 1190°FMay 1190°FJul 14900°FJul 14900°FOct 181,817°FOct 181,817°FDec 311,820°FDec 311,820°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 23 to August 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Bulagtay is June, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 29 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Bulagtay is December, with an average of 1.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Bulagtay

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in BulagtaybrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 46.7 kWhJun 46.7 kWhDec 211.1 kWhDec 211.1 kWhApr 235.6 kWhApr 235.6 kWhAug 115.6 kWhAug 115.6 kWhOct 292.2 kWhOct 292.2 kWhFeb 112.2 kWhFeb 112.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 1.42.43.95.36.46.66.25.44.32.81.61.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bulagtay are 49.776 deg latitude, 107.516 deg longitude, and 2,297 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bulagtay contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 571 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,372 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,755 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,016 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bulagtay is covered by grassland (67%) and trees (25%), within 10 miles by grassland (58%) and trees (33%), and within 50 miles by trees (63%) and grassland (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bulagtay, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Bulagtay is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Bulagtay, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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