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Piton de la Fournaise massif · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate
Piton de Bert
Volcano2,274 m
Elevation2,274 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul9°average high
21.28° S, 55.70° EElevation 2,274 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,274 m
- Mid-mountain1,670 m
- Valley1,074 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Piton de Bert in brief
Piton de Bert rises to 2,274 m in the Piton de la Fournaise massif, France.
At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,274 m · 7,461 ft
- Range
- Piton de la Fournaise massif
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- -21.2764, 55.6997
- Nearest airport
- Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) · 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 Piton de Bert 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 | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° |
| Average low | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 10° |
| Precipitation | 620 mm | 833 mm | 619 mm | 477 mm | 333 mm | 261 mm | 287 mm | 237 mm | 199 mm | 160 mm | 183 mm | 349 mm |
| Cloud cover | 45% | 45% | 41% | 35% | 29% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 29% | 30% | 41% |
| Daylight | 13h 17 | 12h 48 | 12h 14 | 11h 37 | 11h 07 | 10h 51 | 10h 57 | 11h 22 | 11h 57 | 12h 34 | 13h 07 | 13h 25 |
| Month score | 51 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 48 |
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 | 4,400 m | 4,450 m | 4,350 m | 4,200 m | 3,800 m | 3,450 m | 3,250 m | 3,250 m | 3,450 m | 3,700 m | 3,950 m | 4,250 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
Piton de Bert in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of FrancePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piton de la Fournaise | 2,621 m | 1,021 m | 3.8 km N | 7° |
| Piton Chisny | 2,425 m | 170 m | 5.4 km NW | 8° |
| Morne Langevin | 2,415 m | – | 5.1 km NW | 8° |
| Piton Haüy | 2,407 m | – | 6.8 km NW | 8° |
| Demi-Piton | 2,395 m | – | 6.0 km NW | 8° |
| Piton des Feux à Mauzac | 2,384 m | – | 9.7 km NW | 8° |
| Puy du Pas des Sables | 2,380 m | – | 7.8 km NW | 8° |
| Piton Rouge (Saint-Joseph) | 2,368 m | – | 3.8 km NW | 8° |