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Barisan Mountains · IndonesiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sarik Merapi

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 18922,145 m
Elevation2,145 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation84 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
0.69° N, 99.54° EElevation 2,145 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,145 m
  • Mid-mountain1,550 m
  • Valley945 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sarik Merapi in brief

Sarik Merapi rises to 2,145 m in the Barisan Mountains, Indonesia.

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

Facts

Elevation
2,145 m · 7,037 ft
Range
Barisan Mountains
Country
Indonesia
Coordinates
0.6860, 99.5390
Nearest airport
Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ) · 121 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 Sarik Merapi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
5°10°15°20°25°19°11°Jan19°11°Feb19°12°Mar19°12°Apr20°12°May19°11°Jun19°11°Jul19°11°Aug19°11°Sep18°12°Oct18°12°Nov18°11°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Sarik Merapi by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high19°19°19°19°20°19°19°19°19°18°18°18°
Average low11°11°12°12°12°11°11°11°11°12°12°11°
Precipitation358 mm358 mm452 mm469 mm380 mm290 mm384 mm400 mm502 mm549 mm535 mm452 mm
Cloud cover77%75%80%83%76%66%65%72%78%85%87%84%
Daylight12h 0512h 0612h 0612h 0812h 0912h 1012h 0912h 0812h 0712h 0612h 0512h 05
Month score474846454852525047444345

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,400 m4,450 m4,500 m4,550 m4,550 m4,500 m4,450 m4,450 m4,450 m4,450 m4,400 m4,400 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Sarik Merapi in 3D