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Grande Comore · ComorosSummit weather, forecast and climate
La Grille
1,087 m
Elevation1,087 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation33 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
11.47° S, 43.33° EElevation 1,087 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,087 m
- Mid-mountain830 m
- Valley · Bambadjani577 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
La Grille in brief
La Grille rises to 1,087 m, Grande Comore, Comoros.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Dimadjou, 3.5 km to the E at 820 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,087 m · 3,566 ft
- Region
- Grande Comore
- Country
- Comoros
- Coordinates
- -11.4667, 43.3333
- Nearest airport
- Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH) · 10 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of La Grille by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Average low | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° |
| Precipitation | 349 mm | 258 mm | 236 mm | 155 mm | 97 mm | 81 mm | 62 mm | 53 mm | 49 mm | 85 mm | 112 mm | 237 mm |
| Cloud cover | 57% | 57% | 46% | 26% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 38% |
| Daylight | 12h 43 | 12h 28 | 12h 10 | 11h 51 | 11h 36 | 11h 27 | 11h 31 | 11h 44 | 12h 02 | 12h 21 | 12h 38 | 12h 47 |
| Month score | 56 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 77 | 69 | 64 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 4,500 m | 4,550 m | 4,500 m | 4,450 m | 4,350 m | 4,100 m | 3,950 m | 3,950 m | 4,050 m | 4,200 m | 4,350 m | 4,450 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
La Grille in 3D
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Dimadjou
Grande Comore · 3.5 km E
22°Oct high
7wet days
84score
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Bambadjani
Grande Comore · 5.0 km E
24°Oct high
7wet days
84score
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Itsandzéni
Grande Comore · 5.6 km E
25°Oct high
7wet days
84score
Around here
Dimadjou and around
Nature
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Grotte du Capitaine Dubois
Cave
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Grande Comore
Island
Mountains
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