Ulaanbaatar vs Ürümqi: which is better, month by month

Ürümqi beats Ulaanbaatar in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (92 vs 78) — while Ulaanbaatar wins June to August; they are within 3 points in January.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ulaanbaatar vs Ürümqi — all 12 months

MonthUlaanbaatarÜrümqiWinnerGap
January32Ffreezing, dry32Ffreezing, dry, poor air qualityTie0
February35Ffreezing, dry40Ffreezing, dry, poor air qualityÜrümqi5
March53Dfreezing, dry60Ccold, dry, poor air qualityÜrümqi7
April70Bcold, dry, clean air78Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityÜrümqi8
May81Acool, dry, clean air90Snice, a little rain, poor air qualityÜrümqi9
June93Snice, a little rain, clean air84Awarm, dry, poor air qualityUlaanbaatar9
July90Swarm, a little rain, clean air75Bhot, dry, poor air qualityUlaanbaatar15
August87Anice, a little rain, clean air81Awarm, dry, poor air qualityUlaanbaatar6
September78Bcool, a little rain, clean air92Snice, a little rain, poor air qualityÜrümqi14
October63Ccold, dry, clean air68Ccool, a little rain, poor air qualityÜrümqi5
November40Ffreezing, dry, reliable snow48Fcold, a little rain, poor air qualityÜrümqi8
December29Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality36Ffreezing, dry, poor air qualityÜrümqi7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (90 vs 75). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Ulaanbaatar

🇲🇳 Mongolia · arid climate

Best month
June 93/100
Months won
3 of 12

Ürümqi

🇨🇳 China · arid climate

Best month
September 92/100
Months won
8 of 12

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