Sint Eustatius · NetherlandsSummit weather, forecast and climate

The Quill

Volcano601 mMajor summit

Elevation601 mabove sea level

Prominence601 mindependent height

Isolation21 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul26°average high

17.48° N, 62.96° WElevation 601 mUTC−4 · Atlantic Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit601 m
Mid-mountain330 m
Valley · Saint Paul Capisterre59 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

The Quill in brief

The Quill rises to 601 m in the Sint Eustatius, Netherlands. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 601 m, a major independent summit.

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

The nearest town in the atlas is Saint Paul Capisterre, 15 km to the SE at 59 m.

Facts

Elevation: 601 m · 1,972 ft
Prominence: 601 m
Range: Sint Eustatius
Country: Netherlands
Coordinates: 17.4778, -62.9597
Nearest airport: F. D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) · 2.9 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 The Quill by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for The Quill by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	23°	23°	23°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°
Average low	22°	22°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	25°	24°	24°	24°	23°
Precipitation	68 mm	53 mm	48 mm	65 mm	105 mm	79 mm	104 mm	112 mm	136 mm	153 mm	154 mm	100 mm
Cloud cover	11%	14%	14%	18%	31%	33%	30%	30%	38%	36%	24%	15%
Daylight	11h 12	11h 35	12h 02	12h 32	12h 57	13h 10	13h 05	12h 43	12h 15	11h 45	11h 19	11h 05
Month score	81	85	87	82	71	74	68	65	59	61	67	73

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	4,100 m	4,050 m	4,100 m	4,200 m	4,350 m	4,450 m	4,450 m	4,500 m	4,500 m	4,450 m	4,350 m	4,200 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