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Campania · ItalySummit weather, forecast and climate
Phlegraean Fields
Caldera · last major eruption 2017458 m
Elevation458 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation5.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul27°average high
40.83° N, 14.14° EElevation 458 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit458 m
- Mid-mountain240 m
- Valley · Pozzuoli28 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Phlegraean Fields in brief
Phlegraean Fields rises to 458 m, Campania, Italy.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Pozzuoli, 4.1 km to the NW at 28 m.
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 Phlegraean Fields 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 | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 26° | 27° | 30° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| Average low | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Precipitation | 92 mm | 78 mm | 76 mm | 75 mm | 36 mm | 29 mm | 17 mm | 24 mm | 87 mm | 108 mm | 146 mm | 115 mm |
| Cloud cover | 34% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 24% | 16% | 7% | 9% | 20% | 28% | 33% | 34% |
| 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 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 79 | 90 | 86 | 87 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 48 |
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 | 2,000 m | 2,000 m | 2,300 m | 2,700 m | 3,100 m | 3,900 m | 4,150 m | 4,400 m | 3,900 m | 3,350 m | 2,700 m | 2,150 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
Phlegraean Fields in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of ItalyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vesuvius | 1,281 m | 1,232 m | 24 km E | 21° |
| Mount Somma | 1,132 m | – | 24 km E | 21° |
| Colle Umberto | 886 m | – | 23 km E | 23° |
| Mount Epomeo | 787 m | 787 m | 23 km SW | 22° |
| Collina dei Camaldoli | 459 m | – | 5.7 km NE | 26° |
| Solfatara | 458 m | – | under 100 m NE | 27° |
| Mount Barbaro | 331 m | 240 m | 3.2 km NW | 27° |
| Mount Olibano | 155 m | – | 0.3 km SE | 29° |
Around here
Pozzuoli and around
Nature
Mountains
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Mount Somma
1,132 m · Somma-Vesuvius complex
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Monte Maggiore, Campania
1,036 m · Monti Trebulani
Heritage
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Stadium of Antoninus Pius
Italian national heritage
Museums
Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Museum
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