Choibalsan
City in Mongolia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kerulen: Vadaro, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Choibalsan is a city in Mongolia, in East Aimak. About 44,835 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Mongolia in our atlas.
It lies at 48.07° N, 114.53° E, about 741 m (2,431 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone.
Location
Red dot: Choibalsan. Green dots: other major cities of Mongolia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Choibalsan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -24°C (-11°F). Around 259 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2032054 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q318245 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kerulen: Vadaro, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)