Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is open all year. Information is available at park headquarters all year and at Steppe Nomads tourist camp from May through October because of severe weather. Travel season is typically from May to early October. though Ulaanbaatar can be visited any time of year if you can tolerate the bitter cold. Early July has the best weather for the northern and central part of the country and is also the time to celebrate Mongolia’s big holiday Naadam Festival.

The rainy season, form late July through August, cools things down and the turn the countryside to green. June and September are the both pleasant times to visit.

Average Weather of Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve

Month Mean Temp
°C
Mean Min Temp
°C
Mean Max Temp
°C
Mean Monthly Rainfall
mm
Min Monthly Rainfall
mm
Max Monthly Rainfall
mm
Mean Monthly Wind Speed
m/sec
January -24.6 -26.5 -15.6 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.6
February -20.6 -24.1 -11.4 1.7 0.1 6.0 2.1
March -9.8 -15.4 -2.0 2.7 0.1 15.3 2.8
April 0.3 -5.8 8.3 8.3 0.1 32.6 3.9
May 8.9 2.7 16.8 13.4 0.6 40.5 4.4
June 14.6 8.3 21.6 41.7 7.4 236.7 3.5
July 16.6 11.2 22.7 57.6 22.1 197.1 3.1
August 14.7 9.3 21.5 51.6 3.9 135.1 2.8
September 7.3 2.2 15.6 26.2 0.8 67.3 2.9
October -1.1 -6.0 6.8 6.4 0.1 17.1 2.6
November -13.2 -16.2 -4.4 3.2 0.1 11.1 2.0
December -21.9 -23.8 -13.7 2.5 0.1 12.1 1.6