Sunshine Atlas

Ulaangom weather by month & the best time to visit

Mongolia · small town · semi-arid climate

Ulaangom, Mongolia
Ulaangom — photo by BatboldDorjgurkhem, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Ulaangom is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with June and August close behind. Ulaangom averages about 2,535 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in May.

When is the best time to visit Ulaangom?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ulaangom is May, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ulaangom?

Ulaangom gets a lot of sun: around 2,535 hours a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate May (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 12 destinations in Mongolia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,222 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 231 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 38May: 9090June: 87July: 83August: 86September: 75October: 15November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 -10° / 14°F-19° / -2°F 3 mm0
February0 -6° / 21°F-17° / 1°F 4 mm1
March0 4° / 39°F-8° / 18°F 7 mm3
April38 13° / 55°F1° / 34°F 13 mm4
May90 20° / 68°F7° / 45°F 19 mm5
June87 26° / 79°F13° / 55°F 38 mm6
July83 28° / 82°F16° / 61°F 61 mm6
August86 25° / 77°F13° / 55°F 43 mm5
September75 18° / 64°F6° / 43°F 19 mm4
October15 10° / 50°F0° / 32°F 11 mm2
November0 0° / 32°F-9° / 16°F 8 mm1
December0 -8° / 18°F-16° / 3°F 5 mm0

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Ulaangom: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Ulaangom?

Ulaangom is a small town in Mongolia at 918 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Ulaangom get a year?

Ulaangom gets about 2,535 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.

When is the best time to visit Ulaangom?

The sunniest time to visit Ulaangom is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 90/100 (with June and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.

What is the least sunny month in Ulaangom?

January is the least sunny month in Ulaangom, scoring 0/100 with about 3 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Ulaangom?

The typical midday UV index in Ulaangom peaks around 6 (high) in June, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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