Climate averages 1991–2020
Ulanqab weather
in February.
A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Ulanqab: daytime highs average -1.6°C and nights cool to about -14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.1 mm of precipitation on roughly 1 day, which makes February a month with very little precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 36 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beichengqu (62 km away). In February its highs average 0.1°C, 1.7°C warmer than Ulanqab, with 5.3 mm of precipitation.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Ulanqab ranks joint 784th of 884 for the warmest February highs and joint 63rd of 884 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Ulanqab is 10.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 7.1°C to 5.5°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 4.1 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ulanqab climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.1°C-18.2°C | -18.2°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 9.610 h |
| February, selected | -1.6°C-14.4°C | -14.4°C | 4.1 | 1.4 | 10.611 h |
| March | 5.5°C-7.3°C | -7.3°C | 12 | 3.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 13.3°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 24 | 4.7 | 13.313 h |
| May | 19.9°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 42 | 7.1 | 14.414 h |
| June | 24.6°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 60 | 10.4 | 15.115 h |
| July | 26.2°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 98 | 12.8 | 14.815 h |
| August | 24.4°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 71 | 10.6 | 13.814 h |
| September | 19.3°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 54 | 8.7 | 12.513 h |
| October | 11.7°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 27 | 5.1 | 11.111 h |
| November | 2.2°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 10 | 2.8 | 9.910 h |
| December | -4.9°C-15.5°C | -15.5°C | 2.6 | 0.9 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Beichengqu in FebruaryChina · 62 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -12.4°C · 5.3 mm precipitation
- Datong in FebruaryChina · 101 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -11.0°C · 5.1 mm precipitation
- Hohhot in FebruaryChina · 126 kmHigh 0.0°C · Low -12.9°C · 5.8 mm precipitation
- Zhangjiakou in FebruaryChina · 148 kmHigh 1.5°C · Low -11.0°C · 4.8 mm precipitation
- Xuanhua in FebruaryChina · 168 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -9.2°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Shuozhou in FebruaryChina · 196 kmHigh 2.4°C · Low -9.6°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Salaqi in FebruaryChina · 226 kmHigh 1.5°C · Low -10.5°C · 5.7 mm precipitation
- Shiguai in FebruaryChina · 242 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -11.9°C · 5.8 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ulanqab) is explained once on the Ulanqab year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.