Best time to visit Siberia & Mongolia

The best time to visit Siberia & Mongolia is June to August, judged across 12 places; December to February are its low season.

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Updated September 2026 · East Asia · 12 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Siberia & Mongolia month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarylow seasonextreme cold · -12°C highs · best May–AugSheregesh, Gobi Desert, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Februarylow seasonextreme cold · -8°C highs · best May–AugSheregesh, Gobi Desert, Vladivostok
Marchnot its bestextreme cold · 1°C highs · best May–AugSheregesh, Gobi Desert, Vladivostok
Aprilgood11°C highs · 10 h sunGobi Desert, Vladivostok, Irkutsk
Maygood18°C highs · 11 h sunGobi Desert, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk
Junein season23°C highs · 12 h sunYakutsk, Chita, Irkutsk
Julyin season25°C highs · 11 h sunNovosibirsk, Yakutsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Augustin season23°C highs · 10 h sunYekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Chita
Septembergood16°C highsGobi Desert, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk
Octobernot its best8°C highs · best May–AugGobi Desert, Vladivostok, Sheregesh
Novembernot its best-4°C highs · 9 h daylight · best May–AugSheregesh, Gobi Desert, Vladivostok
Decemberlow seasonextreme cold · -10°C highs · best May–AugSheregesh, Gobi Desert, Vladivostok

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 12 places in Siberia & Mongolia

Siberia & Mongolia — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Siberia & Mongolia?
June to August. In June: 23°C highs · 12 h sun.
When is the low season in Siberia & Mongolia?
December to February. In January: extreme cold · -12°C highs · best May–Aug.
Which months are in season in Siberia & Mongolia?
June to August — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.