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Ligñon HillBicol Region · PhilippinesSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mayon Volcano
Stratovolcano · last major eruption 20182,462 mUltra-prominent peak
Elevation2,462 mabove sea level
Prominence2,447 mindependent height
Isolation292 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
13.26° N, 123.69° EElevation 2,462 mUTC+8 · Philippine Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,462 m
- Mid-mountain1,420 m
- Valley · Anuling370 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mayon Volcano in brief
Mayon Volcano rises to 2,462 m, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,447 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, May is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Anuling, 5.3 km to the S at 370 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,462 m · 8,077 ft
- Prominence
- 2,447 m
- Region
- Bicol Region
- Country
- Philippines
- Coordinates
- 13.2567, 123.6850
- Nearest airport
- Bicol International Airport (DRP) · 16 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 Mayon Volcano 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 | 17° | 17° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 17° |
| Average low | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° |
| Precipitation | 421 mm | 298 mm | 230 mm | 216 mm | 213 mm | 215 mm | 283 mm | 236 mm | 325 mm | 408 mm | 569 mm | 670 mm |
| Cloud cover | 47% | 40% | 34% | 31% | 51% | 65% | 75% | 79% | 74% | 65% | 55% | 50% |
| Daylight | 11h 25 | 11h 42 | 12h 02 | 12h 25 | 12h 44 | 12h 54 | 12h 50 | 12h 34 | 12h 13 | 11h 51 | 11h 31 | 11h 21 |
| Month score | 53 | 59 | 65 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 54 |
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 | 4,650 m | 4,700 m | 4,800 m | 5,000 m | 5,050 m | 5,050 m | 5,000 m | 5,000 m | 5,000 m | 4,950 m | 4,900 m | 4,750 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
Mayon Volcano in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of the PhilippinesPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malinao Volcano | 1,548 m | – | 20 km NW | 24° |
| North Summit | 1,429 m | – | 20 km NW | 23° |
| Mount Masaraga | 1,328 m | – | 11 km NW | 26° |
| South Summit | 1,287 m | – | 18 km NW | 23° |
| Ligñon Hill | 156 m | – | 12 km SE | 30° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
San Roque
Bicol Region · 6.9 km NE
28°Oct high
30wet days
40score
Around here
Anuling and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mayon Volcano Natural Park
National park · 2,353 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Busay Falls, Bicol Region
Waterfall · 63 m
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Malinao Volcano
1,548 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
North Summit
1,429 m
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mayon Volcano Natural Park
Tentative World Heritage Site · 1938
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mayon Planetarium and Science Park
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