Guadeloupe · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Soufrière

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 18431,467 mMajor summit

Elevation1,467 mabove sea level

Prominence1,467 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

16.04° N, 61.66° WElevation 1,467 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,467 m
Mid-mountain870 m
Valley267 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Soufrière in brief

Soufrière rises to 1,467 m in the Guadeloupe, France. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,467 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

Facts

Elevation: 1,467 m · 4,813 ft
Prominence: 1,467 m
Range: Guadeloupe
Country: France
Coordinates: 16.0438, -61.6634
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 Soufrière by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Soufrière by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	19°	18°	19°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	19°
Average low	17°	16°	17°	18°	19°	20°	19°	20°	20°	19°	18°	17°
Precipitation	124 mm	91 mm	89 mm	135 mm	178 mm	169 mm	198 mm	237 mm	285 mm	279 mm	265 mm	170 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	75	76	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	4,150 m	4,150 m	4,200 m	4,350 m	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,600 m	4,450 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

Soufrière in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of France

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
L'Échelle	1,397 m	110 m	0.8 km SE	23°
Nez Cassé	1,281 m	–	1.1 km NW	23°
Citerne	1,155 m	–	1.3 km SE	23°
Montagne de la Capesterre	1,134 m	–	3.6 km NE	24°
Pitons de Bouillante	1,088 m	240 m	12 km NW	24°
Morne Boudoute	809 m	–	4.4 km SE	26°
Les Mamelles	768 m	260 m	17 km NW	26°
Houelmont	428 m	–	8.2 km SW	27°