Zambales Mountains · Central Luzon · PhilippinesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pinatubo

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19931,486 m

Elevation1,486 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation46 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

15.13° N, 120.35° EElevation 1,486 mUTC+8 · Philippine Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Pinatubo in brief

Pinatubo rises to 1,486 m in the Zambales Mountains, Central Luzon, Philippines.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Babo-Pangulo, 19 km to the E at 124 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Pinatubo by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	22°	23°	24°	25°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°
Average low	14°	14°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	14°
Precipitation	11 mm	14 mm	29 mm	64 mm	304 mm	524 mm	728 mm	808 mm	562 mm	267 mm	89 mm	25 mm
Cloud cover	30%	26%	24%	26%	56%	69%	76%	83%	75%	60%	44%	34%
Daylight	11h 19	11h 39	12h 02	12h 28	12h 49	13h 01	12h 57	12h 39	12h 14	11h 49	11h 26	11h 14
Month score	97	96	92	82	56	51	48	45	48	54	70	91

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	4,200 m	4,250 m	4,450 m	4,600 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,600 m	4,600 m	4,600 m	4,500 m	4,400 m	4,250 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