Somma-Vesuvius complex · Campania · ItalySummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Vesuvius

Complex volcano · last major eruption 19441,281 mMajor summit

Elevation1,281 mabove sea level

Prominence1,232 mindependent height

Isolation20 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

40.82° N, 14.43° EElevation 1,281 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,281 m
Mid-mountain720 m
Valley · Massa di Somma166 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Vesuvius in brief

Mount Vesuvius rises to 1,281 m in the Somma-Vesuvius complex, Campania, Italy. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,232 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Massa di Somma, 5.2 km to the NW at 166 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,281 m · 4,203 ft
Prominence: 1,232 m
Range: Somma-Vesuvius complex
Region: Campania
Country: Italy
Coordinates: 40.8226, 14.4292
Nearest airport: Naples International Airport (NAP) · 14 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 Vesuvius by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Vesuvius by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	5°	5°	7°	9°	14°	18°	21°	21°	17°	14°	10°	6°
Average low	2°	1°	3°	5°	9°	13°	16°	17°	13°	10°	6°	3°
Precipitation	139 mm	114 mm	121 mm	126 mm	64 mm	51 mm	32 mm	35 mm	132 mm	160 mm	219 mm	174 mm
Cloud cover	41%	37%	37%	34%	27%	18%	8%	10%	23%	32%	38%	40%
Daylight	9h 34	10h 39	11h 54	13h 17	14h 27	15h 05	14h 50	13h 50	12h 30	11h 10	9h 56	9h 16
Month score	20	24	22	23	61	86	91	90	63	45	22	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	1,850 m	1,750 m	2,050 m	2,400 m	3,050 m	3,700 m	4,100 m	4,200 m	3,600 m	3,150 m	2,500 m	2,000 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 Vesuvius in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Italy

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Monte Sant'Angelo a Tre Pizzi	1,444 m	–	20 km S	20°
Monte di Mezzo, Campania	1,425 m	–	21 km S	20°
Monte Caliello	1,359 m	–	21 km S	20°
Monte Finestra	1,138 m	220 m	25 km SE	21°
Mount Somma	1,132 m	–	0.3 km W	21°
Monte Faito	1,131 m	–	21 km S	20°
Colle Umberto	886 m	–	1.7 km NW	23°
Cognoli d'Ottaviano	879 m	–	1.6 km NE	22°