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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
0°5°10°15°20°13°6°Jan13°6°Feb14°6°Mar14°6°Apr14°7°May14°7°Jun13°7°Jul13°6°Aug13°6°Sep14°7°Oct13°7°Nov13°6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Apo by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high13°13°14°14°14°14°13°13°13°14°13°13°
Average low6°6°6°6°7°7°7°6°6°7°7°6°
Precipitation205 mm164 mm165 mm211 mm287 mm356 mm285 mm312 mm331 mm349 mm295 mm196 mm
Cloud cover59%54%45%45%63%76%75%71%70%73%66%60%
Daylight11h 4511h 5412h 0412h 1612h 2612h 3212h 2912h 2112h 1011h 5911h 4811h 43
Month score283138403325232426252828

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,400 m4,400 m4,450 m4,500 m4,600 m4,550 m4,450 m4,450 m4,450 m4,500 m4,500 m4,400 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Apo in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the Philippines
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Talomo2,674 m–7.1 km NE15°
Mount Tipolog1,380 m–17 km N22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Kisante
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Kisante

Soccsksargen · 15 km SW
28°Oct high
27wet days
40score
Kisante
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
Bulatukan
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Baracatan

Davao Region · 16 km E
28°Oct high
27wet days
41score
Baracatan
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Malasila

Soccsksargen · 16 km W
28°Oct high
27wet days
38score
Malasila
Around here

Kisante and around

Kisante
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Kisante

Soccsksargen · Philippines
Jan–Marbest months
27°July high
518 maltitude
Kisante

Nature

Lake Venado
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15 km NE

Lake Venado

Lake
Lake Venado

Mountains

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
21 km NE

Mount Talomo

2,674 m
Mount Talomo
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
29 km NE

Mount Tipolog

1,380 m
Mount Tipolog