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Citerne
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Basse-Terre Island · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate
L'Échelle
Volcano1,397 m
Elevation1,397 mabove sea level
Prominence110 mindependent height
Isolation0.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
16.04° N, 61.66° WElevation 1,397 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,397 m
- Mid-mountain800 m
- Valley197 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
L'Échelle in brief
L'Échelle rises to 1,397 m in the Basse-Terre Island, France. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 110 m.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,397 m · 4,583 ft
- Prominence
- 110 m
- Range
- Basse-Terre Island
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 16.0400, -61.6569
- Nearest airport
- Maryse Condé International Airport (PTP) · 28 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 L'Échelle 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 | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Average low | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 19° | 19° |
| Precipitation | 127 mm | 93 mm | 91 mm | 139 mm | 183 mm | 175 mm | 205 mm | 244 mm | 293 mm | 286 mm | 272 mm | 175 mm |
| Cloud cover | 17% | 21% | 22% | 27% | 37% | 43% | 37% | 36% | 46% | 42% | 30% | 21% |
| Daylight | 11h 16 | 11h 37 | 12h 02 | 12h 30 | 12h 52 | 13h 05 | 13h 00 | 12h 40 | 12h 14 | 11h 47 | 11h 23 | 11h 11 |
| Month score | 67 | 74 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 67 |
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 | 4,300 m | 4,250 m | 4,300 m | 4,450 m | 4,600 m | 4,700 m | 4,700 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,550 m | 4,400 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
L'Échelle in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of FrancePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soufrière | 1,467 m | 1,467 m | 0.8 km NW | 22° |
| Nez Cassé | 1,281 m | – | 1.9 km NW | 23° |
| Citerne | 1,155 m | – | 0.7 km S | 23° |
| Montagne de la Capesterre | 1,134 m | – | 3.8 km N | 24° |
| Pitons de Bouillante | 1,088 m | 240 m | 13 km NW | 24° |
| Morne Boudoute | 809 m | – | 3.6 km SE | 26° |
| Les Mamelles | 768 m | 260 m | 17 km NW | 26° |
| Houelmont | 428 m | – | 8.2 km SW | 27° |