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Piton de la Fournaise massif · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate
Piton Rouge (Saint-Joseph)
Volcano2,368 m
Elevation2,368 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
21.25° S, 55.68° EElevation 2,368 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,368 m
- Mid-mountain1,770 m
- Valley1,168 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Piton Rouge (Saint-Joseph) in brief
Piton Rouge (Saint-Joseph) rises to 2,368 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
- 2,368 m · 7,769 ft
- Range
- Piton de la Fournaise massif
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- -21.2497, 55.6764
- Nearest airport
- Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) · 27 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 Rouge (Saint-Joseph) 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° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 15° |
| Average low | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° |
| Precipitation | 620 mm | 828 mm | 610 mm | 452 mm | 313 mm | 240 mm | 263 mm | 220 mm | 184 mm | 149 mm | 174 mm | 344 mm |
| Cloud cover | 45% | 45% | 41% | 34% | 27% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 28% | 40% |
| 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 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 47 |
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 | 4,450 m | 4,500 m | 4,400 m | 4,200 m | 3,850 m | 3,450 m | 3,300 m | 3,300 m | 3,500 m | 3,750 m | 4,000 m | 4,300 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 Rouge (Saint-Joseph) in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of FrancePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piton de la Fournaise | 2,621 m | 1,021 m | 3.3 km E | 7° |
| Coteau Kervéguen | 2,510 m | – | 23 km NW | 9° |
| Trois Petits Bonhommes | 2,464 m | – | 24 km NW | 8° |
| Piton Chisny | 2,425 m | 170 m | 1.6 km NW | 8° |
| Morne Langevin | 2,415 m | – | 2.1 km W | 8° |
| Piton Haüy | 2,407 m | – | 3.3 km N | 8° |
| Demi-Piton | 2,395 m | – | 2.3 km N | 8° |
| Piton des Feux à Mauzac | 2,384 m | – | 6.0 km NW | 8° |