Barisan Mountains · West Sumatra · IndonesiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Marapi

Complex volcano · last major eruption 20242,891 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation2,891 mabove sea level

Prominence2,116 mindependent height

Isolation75 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

0.38° S, 100.47° EElevation 2,891 mUTC+7 · Western Indonesia Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,891 m
Mid-mountain1,860 m
Valley · Padang Panjang824 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Marapi in brief

Marapi rises to 2,891 m in the Barisan Mountains, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,116 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, May is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Padang Panjang, 11 km to the SW at 824 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,891 m · 9,485 ft
Prominence: 2,116 m
Range: Barisan Mountains
Region: West Sumatra
Country: Indonesia
Coordinates: -0.3806, 100.4733
Nearest airport: Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) · 50 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 Marapi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Marapi by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°
Average low	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	6°
Precipitation	370 mm	327 mm	408 mm	416 mm	311 mm	241 mm	273 mm	273 mm	368 mm	416 mm	457 mm	423 mm
Cloud cover	79%	78%	82%	85%	76%	64%	64%	69%	75%	84%	88%	86%
Daylight	12h 08	12h 08	12h 07	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 07	12h 07	12h 08	12h 09
Month score	21	24	25	26	31	34	32	30	27	23	19	18

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	4,400 m	4,500 m	4,550 m	4,550 m	4,500 m	4,400 m	4,450 m	4,450 m	4,450 m	4,450 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