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Atua · SamoaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Savai'i

Volcano426 m
Elevation426 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation29 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
14.00° S, 171.53° WElevation 426 mUTC+13 · Samoa Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit426 m
  • Mid-mountain220 m
  • Valley · Vavau21 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Savai'i in brief

Mount Savai'i rises to 426 m, Atua, Samoa.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Vavau, 5.2 km to the S at 21 m.

Facts

Elevation
426 m · 1,398 ft
Region
Atua
Country
Samoa
Coordinates
-13.9981, -171.5331
Nearest airport
Faleolo International Airport (APW) · 55 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 Savai'i by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
15°20°25°30°26°24°Jan26°24°Feb26°24°Mar26°24°Apr25°24°May25°23°Jun24°23°Jul24°23°Aug25°23°Sep25°23°Oct25°23°Nov25°23°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Savai'i by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high26°26°26°26°25°25°24°24°25°25°25°25°
Average low24°24°24°24°24°23°23°23°23°23°23°23°
Precipitation695 mm586 mm490 mm418 mm432 mm291 mm295 mm266 mm378 mm432 mm523 mm601 mm
Cloud cover64%62%58%48%41%34%32%30%32%41%52%58%
Daylight12h 5112h 3312h 1111h 4711h 2811h 1811h 2211h 3912h 0112h 2412h 4612h 57
Month score515152576165666766625754

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 level4,200 m4,200 m4,200 m4,200 m4,200 m4,150 m4,050 m4,050 m4,050 m4,100 m4,150 m4,200 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 Savai'i in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Samoa
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Fao229 m–9.1 km NW24°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Vavau
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Vavau

Atua · 5.2 km S
27°Oct high
22wet days
57score
Vavau
Uafato
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Uafato

Va'a-o-Fonoti · 5.5 km N
26°Oct high
22wet days
57score
Uafato
Lotofaga
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Lotofaga

Atua · 6.4 km SW
27°Oct high
22wet days
57score
Lotofaga
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Matatufu

Atua · 7.5 km SW
27°Oct high
22wet days
57score
Matatufu
Around here

Vavau and around

Vavau
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Vavau

Atua · Samoa
Jul–Sepbest months
27°July high
21 maltitude
Vavau

Nature

Fuipisia Waterfall
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8.4 km NW

Fuipisia Waterfall

Waterfall · 240 m
Fuipisia Waterfall
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5.6 km NW

Sopoaga Falls

Waterfall · 135 m
Sopoaga Falls
O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park
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20 km W

O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park

National park · 350 m
O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park

Mountains

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30 km NW

Mount Fiamoe

585 m
Mount Fiamoe
Mount Vaea
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31 km NW

Mount Vaea

472 m
Mount Vaea
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13 km N

Mount Fao

229 m
Mount Fao

Heritage

Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone
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13 km N

Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone

Tentative World Heritage Site
Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone