Ulaangom weather in October

In October, Ulaangom sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ulaangom's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulaangom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
6th coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:23 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ulaangom reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 12°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2122
3121
4121
5111
6111
7110
8110
9100
10100
1110-1
129-1
139-1
149-2
158-2
168-2
178-2
187-3
197-3
207-3
216-3
226-4
235-4
245-4
255-5
264-5
274-5
284-6
293-6
303-6
312-6

How October really feels in Ulaangom

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ulaangom weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
156436
166337
176337
186337
196238
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Ulaangom gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1163
2164
3154
4154
5144
6144
7134
8134
9135
10125
11125
12126
13126
14126
15127
16127
17127
18117
19117
20118
21118
22108
23108
24108
25108
2698
2798
2898
2998
3088
3188

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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%151015202531
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 October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:586:23
211.37:006:21
311.37:026:19
411.27:036:16
511.27:056:14
611.17:066:12
711.07:086:10
811.07:106:08
910.97:116:05
1010.87:136:03
1110.87:156:01
1210.77:165:59
1310.77:185:57
1410.67:195:55
1510.57:215:53
1610.57:235:51
1710.47:245:49
1810.37:265:47
1910.37:285:45
2010.27:295:43
2110.27:315:41
2210.17:335:39
2310.07:345:37
2410.07:365:35
259.97:385:33
269.97:395:31
279.87:415:30
289.87:435:28
299.77:455:26
309.67:465:24
319.67:485:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.81 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 — October's 2.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ulaangom?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ulaangom.

What to pack for Ulaangom in October

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

In October, Ulaangom sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ulaangom in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. 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
October 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).