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Mongolia at a glance

The atlas follows 1,482 places here month by month, with 31 mountains and 0 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, June and August.

Mongolia's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+350%782k in 1950 → 3.52M in 2025 → 4.5M in 2050
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Mongolia · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$20,8002025 · 91/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy72.42024 · 132/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities71 %2025 · 85/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet85 %2024 · 80/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.502024 · 76/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover9 %2024 · 165/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Mongolia

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Mongolia

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

22 regions

Mongolia from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Mongolia
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Ulaanbaatarbest May–Jun · Aug51Ulaanbaatar
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Erdenetbest May–Jun · Aug50Erdenet
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Darkhanbest May–Jun · Sep50Darkhan
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Ölgiibest Jun–Aug53Ölgii
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Ulaangombest May–Jun · Aug51Ulaangom
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Khovdbest May–Jun · Sep54Khovd
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Dalanzadgadbest May · Aug–Sep62Dalanzadgad
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Undurkhaanbest May · Aug–Sep52Undurkhaan
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Sükhbaatarbest May · Aug–Sep51Sükhbaatar
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Tsetserlegbest Jun · Aug–Sep49Tsetserleg
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Uliastaibest Jun–Aug46Uliastai
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Zuunmodbest May–Jun · Aug51Zuunmod
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Baruun-Urtbest May · Aug–Sep52Baruun-Urt
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Mandalgovibest May–Jun · Sep55Mandalgovi
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Tosontsengelbest Jun–Aug47Tosontsengel
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Dadalbest May–Jun · Sep50Dadal

Nature in Mongolia

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Mongolia

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Mongolia

0 monuments and 40 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Mongolia

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Mongolia

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Mongolia

1 large airports, 38 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCE220 V
Emergency101Calling code +976
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyMongolian TugrikMNT
LanguagesMongolian
Local time21:31Ulaanbaatar