Meteorology of Uvs aimag

The annual average air temperature in the center of Uvs aimag Ulaangom City is -3.8°C, January average is -33°C and July average is +19.2°C. Ulaangom is one of the places in Mongolia that experiences the coldest winter, the minimum ever recorded temperature was -50°C, the maximum ever recorded temperature was +36.4°C.
Soil. Nuurst Khotgor and Khar Tarvagatai are rich with coal. Shuden Mountain is rich with salt deposits. Most of the territories of Uvs aimag have light colored steppe soil. Steppe and mountain dark brown soil is spread throughout the mountainous region. Swamp and sandy soil spread throughout the low lands of the lakes. Mountains are covered with forests and alpine vegetation whereas the low land of the lakes is covered with Gobi vegetation.