Mörön weather in May

In May, Mörön sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mörön's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mörön's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:42 AM – 8:50 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mörön reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
112-1
213-1
313-1
4130
5130
6130
7130
8140
9140
10141
11141
12141
13151
14151
15152
16152
17162
18162
19162
20163
21173
22173
23173
24173
25174
26184
27184
28184
29185
30185
31185

How May really feels in Mörön

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mörön weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -25°10.30.58.40.0
Feb-9° / -22°20.60.99.80.0
Mar-1° / -13°61.82.511.50.0
Apr / -4°184.73.113.41.8
May15° / 3272.715.15.0
Jun20° / 6312.10.3166.0
Jul22° / 11°8414.5015.65.9
Aug20° / 7412.10.114.26.0
Sep14° / 305.91.512.44.7
Oct / -6°112.32.210.50.9
Nov-6° / -15°51.61.98.90.0
Dec-14° / -22°20.60.780.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44753
54654
64555
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134654
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194852
204951
214951
224951
235050
245050
255050
264951
274951
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Mörön gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12212
22213
32213
42313
52312
62312
72312
82312
92311
102311
112310
122310
132310
14239
15239
16238
17238
18238
19237
20237
21247
22247
23246
24256
25256
26265
27265
28275
29284
30294
31294

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 9:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:068:27
214.46:048:29
314.56:028:30
414.56:008:32
514.65:598:34
614.65:578:35
714.75:558:37
814.75:548:38
914.85:528:39
1014.85:508:41
1114.95:498:42
1214.95:478:44
1315.05:468:45
1415.05:448:47
1515.15:438:48
1615.15:428:50
1715.25:408:51
1815.25:398:52
1915.35:388:54
2015.35:368:55
2115.45:358:56
2215.45:348:58
2315.45:338:59
2415.55:329:00
2515.55:319:01
2615.65:309:03
2715.65:299:04
2815.65:289:05
2915.75:279:06
3015.75:269:07
3115.75:259:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mörön?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mörön for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mörön in May

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

In May, Mörön sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 2°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Mörön in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mörön peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mörön?

Mörön sits at 49.6°N, 100.2°E, 1,280 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Tsetserleg, 258 km away.

TsetserlegBulganErdenetUliastaySlyudyankaBaykal’skBayanhongorShelekhov

Topography around Mörön

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mörön has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 1,285 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,462 m.

The land around Mörön is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (94%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
978 m
80 km
1,462 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tsetserleg 258 km · Bulgan 261 km · Erdenet 292 km · Uliastay 322 km · Slyudyanka 337 km · Baykal’sk 350 km · Bayanhongor 385 km · Shelekhov 398 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
Buddhist 52%no religion 41%Muslim 3%Shaman 3%

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 Mörön (49.6342°, 100.1625°, elevation 1,280 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).