Ulaangom weather in April

In April, Ulaangom sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ulaangom's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulaangom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
7th coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:07 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ulaangom is capital of Uvs Province in Mongolia.

Density
218/km²
people per km²
Founded
1686

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ulaangom reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-6
25-5
35-5
46-5
56-4
67-4
77-3
88-3
98-3
108-2
119-2
129-2
1310-1
1410-1
1511-1
16110
17110
18120
19121
20121
21131
22132
23132
24142
25142
26143
27153
28153
29153
30153

How April really feels in Ulaangom

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ulaangom weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -24°10.30.68.40.0
Feb-11° / -21°31.11.99.70.0
Mar-2° / -13°82.83.111.50.0
Apr10° / -1°144.11.613.52.8
May19° / 215.70.715.16.5
Jun24° / 13°367.60.116.17.1
Jul25° / 16°5810.8015.76.6
Aug23° / 13°5510.1014.36.9
Sep17° / 306.70.512.45.8
Oct / -2°133.41.810.51.7
Nov-5° / -12°622.68.80.0
Dec-14° / -21°20.50.97.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
185446
195446
205446
215347
225347
235347
245446
255446
265347
275347
285347
295347
305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Ulaangom gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 4.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
198
298
3108
4107
5107
6117
7117
8127
9127
10137
11137
12147
13147
14147
15156
16156
17156
18155
19155
20155
21154
22154
23154
24153
25153
26153
27153
28153
29153
30153

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:407:13
212.66:377:15
312.76:357:16
412.86:337:18
512.86:317:20
612.96:287:21
712.96:267:23
813.06:247:24
913.16:227:26
1013.16:207:27
1113.26:187:29
1213.36:157:31
1313.36:137:32
1413.46:117:34
1513.46:097:35
1613.56:077:37
1713.66:057:39
1813.66:037:40
1913.76:017:42
2013.75:597:43
2113.85:577:45
2213.95:557:47
2313.95:537:48
2414.05:517:50
2514.05:497:51
2614.15:477:53
2714.25:457:54
2814.25:437:56
2914.35:417:58
3014.35:397:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Ulaangom?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ulaangom.

What to pack for Ulaangom in April

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

In April, Ulaangom sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ulaangom in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ulaangom peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ulaangom?

Ulaangom sits at 50.0°N, 92.1°E, 935 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Ölgii, 189 km away.

ÖlgiiKhovdKyzylAbazaSayanogorskShushenskoye

Topography around Ulaangom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulaangom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 939 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,264 m.

The land around Ulaangom is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
3,264 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Ölgii 189 km · Khovd 222 km · Kyzyl 254 km · Abaza 327 km · Sayanogorsk 350 km · Shushenskoye 372 km · Minusinsk 414 km · Abakan 418 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 Ulaangom (49.9811°, 92.0667°, elevation 935 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).