Eastern Range · RussiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Shiveluch

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 20243,283 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation3,283 mabove sea level

Prominence3,168 mindependent height

Isolation79 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

56.65° N, 161.36° EElevation 3,283 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,283 m
Mid-mountain2,680 m
Valley2,083 m

Freezing level in October: 800 m

iThe mountain

Shiveluch in brief

Shiveluch rises to 3,283 m in the Eastern Range, Russia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,168 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to July.

Facts

Elevation: 3,283 m · 10,771 ft
Prominence: 3,168 m
Range: Eastern Range
Country: Russia
Coordinates: 56.6536, 161.3630

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 Shiveluch by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Shiveluch by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-23°	-22°	-20°	-17°	-10°	-3°	2°	-1°	-7°	-14°	-20°	-23°
Average low	-27°	-27°	-25°	-22°	-16°	-10°	-5°	-7°	-13°	-18°	-25°	-28°
Precipitation	204 mm	178 mm	140 mm	93 mm	82 mm	111 mm	128 mm	176 mm	139 mm	202 mm	207 mm	194 mm
Cloud cover	49%	57%	53%	51%	47%	48%	47%	51%	47%	53%	54%	54%
Daylight	7h 26	9h 31	11h 43	14h 11	16h 23	17h 44	17h 13	15h 15	12h 52	10h 30	8h 13	6h 51
Month score	17	14	15	24	28	20	18	16	18	15	15	15

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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	250 m	1,250 m	2,300 m	3,050 m	2,700 m	1,700 m	800 m	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain