The plateau of Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar is a vast and neat city with beautiful scenery. It is both an ancient city on the Mongolian grasslands and an emerging young city. There are many high-rise buildings in the city, and buildings are rising from the ground. Ulaanbaatar is located in the central part of the Mongolian Plateau, at the southern end of the Kent Mountains, on the banks of the Tula River, a tributary of the Orkhon River, with an altitude of 1,351 meters. It is located inland and has a typical continental climate. The lowest temperature in winter reaches -40°C, the highest temperature in summer reaches 35°C, and the annual average temperature is -1.5°C. The city's main district is located on the north bank of the Tula River.

Ulaanbaatar has a typical continental climate, with a large temperature difference between morning and evening. The lowest temperature in winter can reach -40°C, and the highest temperature in summer reaches 35°C. Spring (May to June) in Ulaanbaatar is short, and it does not take until mid-May for the weather to become warmer, trees to sprout, and the grasslands to turn green. In summer (July to August), the days are hot and the nights are cool, and ultraviolet rays are strong, especially when traveling to desert areas. The weather will suddenly become cooler on rainy days and nights. The weather in autumn (September to October) is unpredictable, and it may suddenly become cold or even snow. Winter (November to April) is very cold, with snow falling almost every day during the long winter, and the coldest temperature can reach minus 40 degrees Celsius.

The Mongolian Plateau is an inland plateau in Asia. It reaches the Greater Khingan Mountains in the east, the Altai Mountains in the west, the Sayan Mountains, Kent Mountains, and Yablonov Mountains in the north, and the Yinshan Mountains in the south, including all of Mongolia, southern Russia, and parts of northern China. Most of it is ancient platform, only the northwest is mountainous, the southeast is the vast Gobi, and the central and eastern parts are large hills. The average altitude of the plateau is 1,580 meters, and the terrain gradually decreases from west to east. The average annual precipitation is about 200 mm. Winter is one of the cold sources in the Asian continent, with the lowest temperature reaching -45°C and the highest temperature in summer reaching 30-35°C.