Mongolia · ULAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Ulaanbaatar and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Ulaanbaatar and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Ulaanbaatar lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Ulaanbaatar and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Ulaanbaatar lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Ulaanbaatar.
Practical Info
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) is home to roughly 1.6M people. Today brings about 16.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:48, sunset at 20:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 48° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Mongolia
Capital
Ulaanbaatar 👑
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
ULAT · Asia/Ulaanbaatar
Coordinates
47.92°N, 106.92°E
Currency
MNT (₮)
Calling Code
+976
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mongolian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Ulaanbaatar's annual mean temperature is roughly −0.4°C, the lowest of any national capital. January averages sit near −24°C, and the winter smog from coal-burning ger district stoves regularly makes it one of the most polluted cities on Earth.
The clock: Mongolia keeps UTC+8, and has switched daylight saving on and off repeatedly — most recently abandoning it again in 2017.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap