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Mimaropa · PhilippinesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Halcon

2,582 mUltra-prominent peak
Elevation2,582 mabove sea level
Prominence2,586 mindependent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
13.25° N, 120.98° EElevation 2,582 mUTC+8 · Philippine Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,582 m
  • Mid-mountain1,310 m
  • Valley · Aurora41 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Halcon in brief

Mount Halcon rises to 2,582 m, Mimaropa, Philippines. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,586 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Aurora, 15 km to the E at 41 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,582 m · 8,471 ft
Prominence
2,586 m
Region
Mimaropa
Country
Philippines
Coordinates
13.2500, 120.9833
Nearest airport
San Jose Airport (SJI) · 99 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 Halcon by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
5°10°15°20°25°17°12°Jan18°11°Feb18°12°Mar19°12°Apr19°13°May19°14°Jun18°14°Jul18°13°Aug18°13°Sep18°13°Oct18°13°Nov17°12°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Halcon by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high17°18°18°19°19°19°18°18°18°18°18°17°
Average low12°11°12°12°13°14°14°13°13°13°13°12°
Precipitation87 mm55 mm68 mm120 mm286 mm446 mm473 mm407 mm409 mm418 mm266 mm175 mm
Cloud cover41%35%31%32%57%72%78%81%78%67%54%47%
Daylight11h 2511h 4212h 0212h 2512h 4412h 5412h 5012h 3412h 1311h 5111h 3111h 21
Month score668081665650474647525755

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 level4,750 m4,800 m4,900 m5,050 m5,100 m5,050 m5,000 m5,000 m5,000 m5,000 m4,950 m4,850 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 Halcon in 3D

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

Aurora

Mimaropa · 15 km E
29°Oct high
30wet days
39score
Aurora
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Communal

Central Luzon · 17 km E
29°Oct high
30wet days
39score
Communal
Baco
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Baco

Mimaropa · 17 km NE
29°Oct high
30wet days
39score
Baco
Calapan
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Calapan

Mimaropa · 28 km NE
29°Oct high
30wet days
39score
Calapan
Around here

Aurora and around

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

Aurora

Mimaropa · Philippines
Jan–Marbest months
30°July high
41 maltitude
Aurora

Nature

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

Lake Naujan National Park

National park
Lake Naujan National Park
Naujan Lake
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24 km E

Naujan Lake

Lake
Naujan Lake
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24 km NE

Anaganahao Island

Island · 30 m
Anaganahao Island