West Java · IndonesiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Salak

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 20072,211 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation2,211 mabove sea level

Prominence1,678 mindependent height

Isolation25 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

6.72° S, 106.73° EElevation 2,211 mUTC+7 · Western Indonesia Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,211 m
Mid-mountain1,230 m
Valley · Bogor245 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Salak in brief

Mount Salak rises to 2,211 m, West Java, Indonesia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,678 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Bogor, 15 km to the NE at 245 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,211 m · 7,254 ft
Prominence: 1,678 m
Region: West Java
Country: Indonesia
Coordinates: -6.7158, 106.7336
Nearest airport: Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (HLP) · 53 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 Mount Salak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Salak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	19°	19°	19°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	19°
Average low	12°	12°	12°	13°	12°	11°	10°	10°	11°	12°	13°	12°
Precipitation	538 mm	512 mm	492 mm	457 mm	420 mm	266 mm	246 mm	252 mm	311 mm	441 mm	495 mm	471 mm
Cloud cover	82%	85%	79%	72%	55%	44%	42%	42%	50%	61%	76%	81%
Daylight	12h 28	12h 19	12h 09	11h 58	11h 49	11h 44	11h 46	11h 53	12h 04	12h 15	12h 25	12h 31
Month score	45	44	47	50	57	61	62	62	59	54	48	46

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	4,600 m	4,600 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,550 m	4,450 m	4,450 m	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,600 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

Mount Salak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Indonesia

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Pangrango	3,019 m	–	25 km E	15°
Perbakti-Gagak	1,699 m	–	5.3 km SW	22°
Gunung Perbakti	1,699 m	–	7.0 km SW	23°
Kiaraberes-Gagak	1,511 m	–	9.4 km W	23°
Pasir Karamat	744 m	–	21 km SW	28°