Khovd in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Khovd sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 38 mm of precipitation over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about -2°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 10°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: -3°C
Precipitation: 38 mm; 9 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Khovd in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -2°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Khovd reaches about 10°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Khovd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 68 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

32 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Khovd 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	-12° / -23°	1	0.1	0.4	8.6	0.0
Feb	-7° / -20°	1	0.5	0.8	9.9	0.0
Mar	2° / -11°	5	1.6	1.9	11.6	0.1
Apr	11° / -2°	11	3	2.1	13.4	3.4
May	18° / 5°	22	4.8	1.7	14.9	6.4
Jun	23° / 12°	30	6.8	0.1	15.8	7.3
Jul	25° / 14°	40	8.7	0	15.4	7.1
Aug	23° / 12°	35	7.2	0	14.1	7.5
Sep	17° / 5°	14	3.3	0.6	12.4	6.6
Oct	9° / -3°	6	1.5	1.5	10.6	2.3
Nov	-2° / -12°	3	0.9	1.1	9	0.0
Dec	-10° / -20°	1	0.3	0.6	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Khovd gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 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 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Khovd?

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.

3.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khovd.

What to pack for Khovd in Spring

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

In spring, Khovd sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Khovd 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 Khovd peaks around July 17 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 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	9	8	9	8	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Khovd 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 Khovd is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Khovd's WHO annual average of 40 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	48	63	48	48	48	41	51	33	25	25	17
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	48	Poor
May	48	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Khovd?

Khovd sits at 48.0°N, 91.6°E, 1,395 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Ölgii, 164 km away.

Topography around Khovd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khovd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 1,411 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,801 m.

The land around Khovd is covered by bare terrain (57%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

295 m

bare terrain 57%

16 km

1,050 m

bare terrain 71%

80 km

2,801 m

bare terrain 44%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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Spring weather nearby: Ölgii 164 km · Ulaangom 222 km · Uliastay 389 km · Altai 393 km · Kyzyl 458 km · Zaysan 510 km · Abaza 528 km · Urumqi 562 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 Khovd (48.0056°, 91.6419°, elevation 1,395 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.