Alban Hills · Lazio · ItalySummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Algidus

Volcano950 mMajor summit

Elevation950 mabove sea level

Prominence939 mindependent height

Isolation5.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul25°average high

41.73° N, 12.78° EElevation 950 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit950 m
Mid-mountain650 m
Valley · Lariano350 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Algidus in brief

Mount Algidus rises to 950 m in the Alban Hills, Lazio, Italy. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 939 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights fall below freezing in 2 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Lariano, 4.3 km to the E at 350 m.

Facts

Elevation: 950 m · 3,117 ft
Prominence: 939 m
Range: Alban Hills
Region: Lazio
Country: Italy
Coordinates: 41.7267, 12.7786
Nearest airport: Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) · 17 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 Algidus by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Algidus by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	7°	8°	10°	13°	18°	22°	25°	25°	21°	17°	11°	8°
Average low	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	8°	11°	14°	15°	12°	8°	4°	0°
Precipitation	106 mm	106 mm	92 mm	119 mm	85 mm	52 mm	39 mm	50 mm	115 mm	156 mm	179 mm	156 mm
Cloud cover	37%	36%	36%	36%	29%	18%	8%	11%	24%	33%	38%	39%
Daylight	9h 29	10h 36	11h 53	13h 19	14h 32	15h 11	14h 55	13h 53	12h 31	11h 08	9h 52	9h 10
Month score	26	26	32	37	75	86	88	85	68	58	29	21

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	1,450 m	1,450 m	1,800 m	2,200 m	2,900 m	3,500 m	4,000 m	4,050 m	3,400 m	2,850 m	2,100 m	1,600 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 Algidus in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Italy

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Monte Guadagnolo	1,218 m	630 m	24 km NE	24°
Vulcano Laziale	956 m	–	5.5 km NW	26°
Monte Cavo	950 m	84 m	6.3 km NW	25°
Monte Artemisio	812 m	–	2.1 km SE	28°
Maschio dell'Artemisio	812 m	–	2.6 km SW	26°
Monte Tuscolo	670 m	–	9.7 km NW	29°
Monte Gentile	580 m	–	7.5 km W	29°
Monte Arcese	413 m	–	24 km N	31°