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Apo–Talomo Range · Soccsksargen · PhilippinesSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Apo
Volcano2,954 mUltra-prominent peak
Elevation2,954 mabove sea level
Prominence2,954 mindependent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul13°average high
6.99° N, 125.27° EElevation 2,954 mUTC+8 · Philippine Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,954 m
- Mid-mountain1,740 m
- Valley · Kisante518 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Apo in brief
Mount Apo rises to 2,954 m in the Apo–Talomo Range, Soccsksargen, Philippines. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,954 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Kisante, 15 km to the SW at 518 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,954 m · 9,692 ft
- Prominence
- 2,954 m
- Range
- Apo–Talomo Range
- Region
- Soccsksargen
- Country
- Philippines
- Coordinates
- 6.9875, 125.2708
- Nearest airport
- Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) · 44 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 Apo 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° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 13° |
| Average low | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 6° |
| Precipitation | 205 mm | 164 mm | 165 mm | 211 mm | 287 mm | 356 mm | 285 mm | 312 mm | 331 mm | 349 mm | 295 mm | 196 mm |
| Cloud cover | 59% | 54% | 45% | 45% | 63% | 76% | 75% | 71% | 70% | 73% | 66% | 60% |
| Daylight | 11h 45 | 11h 54 | 12h 04 | 12h 16 | 12h 26 | 12h 32 | 12h 29 | 12h 21 | 12h 10 | 11h 59 | 11h 48 | 11h 43 |
| Month score | 28 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
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 | 4,400 m | 4,400 m | 4,450 m | 4,500 m | 4,600 m | 4,550 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,500 m | 4,500 m | 4,400 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 Apo in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of the PhilippinesPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Talomo | 2,674 m | – | 7.1 km NE | 15° |
| Mount Tipolog | 1,380 m | – | 17 km N | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Kisante
Soccsksargen · 15 km SW
28°Oct high
27wet days
40score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bulatukan
Soccsksargen · 15 km SW
28°Oct high
27wet days
40score
Around here
Kisante and around
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Kisante
Soccsksargen · Philippines
Jan–Marbest months
27°July high
518 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mount Talomo
2,674 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mount Tipolog
1,380 m

































