Owing to its high elevation, its relatively high latitude, its location hundreds of kilometres from any coast, and the effects of the Siberian anticyclone, Ulan Bator is the coldest national capital in the world, with a monsoon-influenced, cold semi-arid climate (Köppen "BSk", USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 3b) that closely borders a subarctic climate and humid continental.
Tukaj je tudi eden od najstarejših rezervatov na svetu, zaščiten z zakonom iz 18. stoletja.