Black River · MauritiusSummit weather, forecast and climate

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire

828 mMajor summit

Elevation828 mabove sea level

Prominence828 mindependent height

Isolation186 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

20.41° S, 57.41° EElevation 828 mUTC+4 · Mauritius Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit828 m
Mid-mountain590 m
Valley · Chamarel345 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire in brief

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire rises to 828 m, Black River, Mauritius. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 828 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Chamarel, 2.5 km to the SW at 345 m.

Facts

Elevation: 828 m · 2,717 ft
Prominence: 828 m
Region: Black River
Country: Mauritius
Coordinates: -20.4088, 57.4077
Nearest airport: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) · 29 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 Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	26°	26°	25°	24°	23°	21°	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	25°
Average low	22°	22°	22°	21°	20°	18°	17°	17°	17°	18°	19°	21°
Precipitation	236 mm	281 mm	210 mm	188 mm	119 mm	75 mm	102 mm	79 mm	74 mm	58 mm	68 mm	166 mm
Cloud cover	39%	40%	35%	31%	24%	22%	25%	25%	24%	26%	24%	33%
Daylight	13h 14	12h 46	12h 14	11h 38	11h 09	10h 54	11h 00	11h 24	11h 58	12h 32	13h 04	13h 21
Month score	61	61	64	67	67	79	72	78	80	84	81	66

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	4,500 m	4,500 m	4,450 m	4,350 m	4,100 m	3,800 m	3,650 m	3,650 m	3,700 m	3,900 m	4,100 m	4,350 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

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Mauritius

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Montagne Cocotte	771 m	–	7.4 km SE	19°
Corps de Garde	720 m	–	18 km N	21°
Trois Mamelles	629 m	–	12 km N	21°
Trou aux Cerfs	605 m	–	15 km NE	20°
Guiby Peak	605 m	–	25 km NE	22°
Junction Peak	192 m	–	24 km N	22°