Antilles · Charlotte Parish · Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSummit weather, forecast and climate

La Soufrière

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 20211,220 mMajor summit

Elevation1,220 mabove sea level

Prominence1,234 mindependent height

Isolation165 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

13.33° N, 61.18° WElevation 1,220 mUTC−4 · Atlantic Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,220 m
Mid-mountain620 m
Valley · Fancy20 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

La Soufrière in brief

La Soufrière rises to 1,220 m in the Antilles, Charlotte Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,234 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Fancy, 5.6 km to the N at 20 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,220 m · 4,003 ft
Prominence: 1,234 m
Range: Antilles
Region: Charlotte Parish
Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Coordinates: 13.3333, -61.1833
Nearest airport: Argyle International Airport (SVD) · 20 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 La Soufrière by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for La Soufrière by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°
Average low	20°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°
Precipitation	136 mm	94 mm	85 mm	115 mm	143 mm	240 mm	277 mm	262 mm	263 mm	310 mm	289 mm	159 mm
Cloud cover	17%	19%	21%	29%	36%	45%	38%	38%	46%	46%	33%	23%
Daylight	11h 25	11h 43	12h 03	12h 26	12h 44	12h 54	12h 50	12h 34	12h 13	11h 51	11h 31	11h 21
Month score	67	74	77	68	65	61	64	64	60	60	66	67

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	4,400 m	4,400 m	4,450 m	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,700 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

ivTerrain

La Soufrière in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Richmond Peak	1,074 m	486 m	4.9 km S	24°
Richmond Peak, St Vincent	1,033 m	–	5.0 km S	24°
Grand Bonhomme	973 m	–	12 km SW	26°
Mount Brisbane, St Vincent	797 m	–	5.2 km S	24°