Hovd in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Hovd sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 30 mm of precipitation over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 0°C in early March to 23°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Hovd's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Hovd's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 0°C
Precipitation: 30 mm; 8 wet days
Avg wind: 15 km/h
Travel score: 4.1; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Hovd in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 0°C in early March to 23°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Hovd reaches about 12°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Hovd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 56 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

25 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hovd weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-9° / -19°	1	0.3	0.7	9	0.0
Feb	-4° / -15°	1	0.6	0.8	10.1	0.0
Mar	4° / -8°	6	1.6	1.7	11.6	0.5
Apr	13° / 1°	8	2.6	1.6	13.2	4.5
May	20° / 8°	15	3.5	0.8	14.6	7.4
Jun	25° / 14°	22	4.4	0	15.3	7.7
Jul	28° / 17°	30	5.4	0	15	7.2
Aug	26° / 15°	23	4.9	0	13.9	7.7
Sep	20° / 8°	14	2.6	0.3	12.3	7.6
Oct	11° / -0°	7	1.8	1.4	10.7	3.5
Nov	1° / -10°	3	0.9	1	9.4	0.0
Dec	-7° / -16°	2	0.7	1	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Hovd gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 8 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 15 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Hovd

In seasonPeak

In spring, Hovd overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hovd sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Hovd?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Hovd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hovd in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Hovd sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Hovd in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hovd peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	8	8	9	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Hovd in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hovd is worst in May — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	27	53	68	70	54	47	45	44	48	43	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	70	Unhealthy
Jun	54	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Hovd?

Hovd sits at 44.7°N, 102.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Bogd, 16 km away.

Topography around Hovd

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hovd.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hovd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,460 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,606 m.

The land around Hovd is covered by bare terrain (83%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

166 m

bare terrain 83%

16 km

962 m

bare terrain 87%

80 km

2,606 m

bare terrain 94%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain

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Spring weather nearby: Bogd 16 km · Arvayheer 180 km · Dalandzadgad 203 km · Bayanhongor 214 km · Tsetserleg 320 km · Bulgan 469 km · Dzuunmod 488 km · Zuunmod 488 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,108; 2025
Happiness: 5.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 21; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 447
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hovd (44.6667°, 102.3833°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.