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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° |
| Average low | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Precipitation | 358 mm | 358 mm | 452 mm | 469 mm | 380 mm | 290 mm | 384 mm | 400 mm | 502 mm | 549 mm | 535 mm | 452 mm |
| Cloud cover | 77% | 75% | 80% | 83% | 76% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 78% | 85% | 87% | 84% |
| Daylight | 12h 05 | 12h 06 | 12h 06 | 12h 08 | 12h 09 | 12h 10 | 12h 09 | 12h 08 | 12h 07 | 12h 06 | 12h 05 | 12h 05 |
| Month score | 47 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 45 |
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 | 4,450 m | 4,500 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,500 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,400 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 |
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