North Kivu · Democratic Republic of the CongoSummit weather, forecast and climate

May-Ya-Moto

Volcano950 m

Elevation950 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation55 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul30°average high

0.93° S, 29.33° EElevation 950 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

May-Ya-Moto in brief

May-Ya-Moto rises to 950 m, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 31°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Katanda, 13 km to the N at 968 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for May-Ya-Moto by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	30°	31°	31°	30°	29°	30°	30°	30°	30°	29°	29°	29°
Average low	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°
Precipitation	26 mm	25 mm	46 mm	72 mm	85 mm	32 mm	23 mm	54 mm	78 mm	83 mm	67 mm	33 mm
Cloud cover	48%	52%	57%	63%	56%	40%	36%	41%	50%	61%	59%	51%
Daylight	12h 10	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 04	12h 04	12h 04	12h 05	12h 06	12h 08	12h 10	12h 10
Month score	64	58	52	47	48	68	71	61	50	47	54	65

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	4,700 m	4,800 m	4,800 m	4,750 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,600 m	4,600 m	4,600 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