Ulaanbaatar vs Yekaterinburg: which is better, month by month

Ulaanbaatar beats Yekaterinburg in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (32 vs 26) — while Yekaterinburg wins August; they are within 3 points in the other 7 months.

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

🇲🇳 Mongolia · arid climate

Best month: June 93/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Yekaterinburg

🇷🇺 Russia · continental climate

Best month: August 93/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Ulaanbaatar vs Yekaterinburg — all 12 months

Month	Ulaanbaatar	Yekaterinburg	Winner	Gap
January	32Ffreezing, dry	26Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Ulaanbaatar	6
February	35Ffreezing, dry	38Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
March	53Dfreezing, dry	50Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
April	70Bcold, dry, clean air	70Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
May	81Acool, dry, clean air	82Anice, a little rain	Tie	1
June	93Snice, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	Ulaanbaatar	6
July	90Swarm, a little rain, clean air	91Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
August	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	93Snice, a little rain, clean air	Yekaterinburg	6
September	78Bcool, a little rain, clean air	76Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
October	63Ccold, dry, clean air	59Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Ulaanbaatar	4
November	40Ffreezing, dry, reliable snow	35Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Ulaanbaatar	5
December	29Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	29Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	0

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (32 vs 26). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.