 As a point of reference, Ulaanbaatar lies on roughly the same latitude as Vienna, Munich, Orléans and Seattle.It lies on roughly the same longitude as Chongqing, Hanoi and Jakarta.Owing to its high elevation, its relatively high latitude, its location hundreds of kilometres from any coast, and the effects of the Siberian anticyclone, Ulaanbaatar 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 ("Dwc") and a warm-summer humid continental climate ("Dwb").