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Virunga Mountains · Democratic Republic of the CongoSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Bisoke
Volcano3,711 m
Elevation3,711 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul10°average high
1.51° S, 29.45° EElevation 3,711 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit3,711 m
- Mid-mountain3,100 m
- Valley · Shingiro2,483 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Bisoke in brief
Mount Bisoke rises to 3,711 m in the Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Shingiro, 9.8 km to the E at 2,483 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 3,711 m · 12,175 ft
- Range
- Virunga Mountains
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Coordinates
- -1.5111, 29.4483
- Nearest airport
- Goma International Airport (GOM) · 29 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 Mount Bisoke 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 | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Average low | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Precipitation | 179 mm | 187 mm | 265 mm | 272 mm | 267 mm | 83 mm | 57 mm | 120 mm | 244 mm | 320 mm | 282 mm | 159 mm |
| Cloud cover | 64% | 67% | 71% | 75% | 63% | 48% | 46% | 52% | 62% | 77% | 76% | 66% |
| Daylight | 12h 12 | 12h 10 | 12h 07 | 12h 05 | 12h 03 | 12h 02 | 12h 02 | 12h 04 | 12h 06 | 12h 09 | 12h 11 | 12h 12 |
| Month score | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
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 | 4,550 m | 4,650 m | 4,650 m | 4,650 m | 4,600 m | 4,500 m | 4,450 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,500 m | 4,500 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
Mount Bisoke in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of Democratic Republic of the CongoPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Karisimbi | 4,507 m | 3,312 m | 1.3 km N | 11° |
| Mount Mikeno | 4,437 m | – | 6.4 km NW | 10° |
| Mount Sabyinyo | 3,645 m | – | 21 km NE | 17° |
| Mount Nyiragongo | 3,470 m | – | 22 km W | 13° |
| Marenga | 2,770 m | – | 22 km S | 17° |
| Kilimbogo | 2,736 m | – | 15 km S | 17° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kora
Western Province · 11 km S
18°Oct high
24wet days
49score
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