Bicol Region · PhilippinesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Bulusan

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 20111,565 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation1,565 mabove sea level

Prominence1,547 mindependent height

Isolation67 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

12.77° N, 124.05° EElevation 1,565 mUTC+8 · Philippine Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,565 m
Mid-mountain930 m
Valley · San Roque289 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Bulusan in brief

Mount Bulusan rises to 1,565 m, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,547 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, May is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is San Roque, 5.0 km to the SE at 289 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,565 m · 5,135 ft
Prominence: 1,547 m
Region: Bicol Region
Country: Philippines
Coordinates: 12.7700, 124.0500
Nearest airport: Bicol International Airport (DRP) · 56 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 Bulusan by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Bulusan by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°
Average low	17°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°
Precipitation	479 mm	302 mm	228 mm	160 mm	168 mm	199 mm	268 mm	230 mm	277 mm	368 mm	534 mm	604 mm
Cloud cover	49%	42%	34%	31%	49%	65%	75%	79%	74%	66%	58%	52%
Daylight	11h 27	11h 43	12h 03	12h 24	12h 43	12h 52	12h 49	12h 33	12h 13	11h 52	11h 33	11h 23
Month score	59	62	65	67	59	52	48	47	49	52	55	58

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	4,450 m	4,500 m	4,600 m	4,750 m	4,800 m	4,800 m	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,550 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