When to go · Tsetserleg
Tsetserleg in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (deep cold), and the muddy weeks around the spring thaw.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −8°C (17°F)17°F (−8°C) / −21°C (−5°F)−5°F (−21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Low
- Mongolia overall
- Prices
- Low
- Mongolia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (deep cold), and the muddy weeks around the spring thaw.
Is another month better than January?
January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in January
- TsetserlegHighs around -8.3 °C (17 °F), lows around -20.7 °C (−5 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 17 °F (-8.3 °C), lows around −5 °F (-20.7 °C), rain on about 3 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year) big impact
Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly — check) · Mongolia
Three official days, but many shops and restaurants close for a week; families visit elders, transport out of the city is packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mongolia overall
- Low
- Prices · Mongolia overall
- Low
Mongolia overall: −20 to −30 °C and the worst smog of the year in Ulaanbaatar; city museums only.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tsetserleg, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: -8.3 °C (17 °F)17 °F (-8.3 °C)
Jun: 21.4 °C (71 °F)71 °F (21.4 °C)
Night low
Jan: -20.7 °C (−5 °F)−5 °F (-20.7 °C)
Jun: 7.9 °C (46 °F)46 °F (7.9 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 3 (better)
Jun: 55
Crowds
Jan: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Jan: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Jun: 0
January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (deep cold), and the muddy weeks around the spring thaw.
June: Inside Tsetserleg's best window: Jun–Sep.
Tsetserleg: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings