Chaîne de la Selle · Ouest · HaitiSummit weather, forecast and climate

Peak la Selle

2,674 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation2,674 mabove sea level

Prominence2,650 mindependent height

Isolation127 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

18.37° N, 71.98° WElevation 2,674 mUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,674 m
Mid-mountain1,740 m
Valley · Fonds-Verrettes803 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Peak la Selle in brief

Peak la Selle rises to 2,674 m in the Chaîne de la Selle, Ouest, Haiti. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,650 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Fonds-Verrettes, 14 km to the E at 803 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,674 m · 8,773 ft
Prominence: 2,650 m
Range: Chaîne de la Selle
Region: Ouest
Country: Haiti
Coordinates: 18.3667, -71.9833
Nearest airport: Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) · 40 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 Peak la Selle by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Peak la Selle by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°
Average low	8°	8°	9°	10°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	11°	10°	9°
Precipitation	28 mm	52 mm	77 mm	144 mm	181 mm	85 mm	65 mm	116 mm	149 mm	164 mm	100 mm	35 mm
Cloud cover	17%	19%	25%	28%	40%	43%	39%	43%	46%	41%	31%	22%
Daylight	11h 09	11h 33	12h 01	12h 33	13h 00	13h 14	13h 08	12h 45	12h 15	11h 44	11h 16	11h 02
Month score	77	70	65	55	55	69	78	63	58	57	62	77

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	4,450 m	4,500 m	4,600 m	4,750 m	4,900 m	4,900 m	4,950 m	4,900 m	4,850 m	4,700 m	4,550 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