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Port Glaud · SeychellesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Morne Seychellois

905 mMajor summit
Elevation905 mabove sea level
Prominence905 mindependent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
4.64° S, 55.44° EElevation 905 mUTC+4 · Seychelles Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit905 m
  • Mid-mountain550 m
  • Valley · Port Glaud189 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Morne Seychellois in brief

Morne Seychellois rises to 905 m, Port Glaud, Seychelles. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 905 m, a major independent summit.

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 Port Glaud, 3.1 km to the SW at 189 m.

Facts

Elevation
905 m · 2,969 ft
Prominence
905 m
Region
Port Glaud
Country
Seychelles
Coordinates
-4.6438, 55.4389
Nearest airport
Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) · 9.8 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 Morne Seychellois by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
15°20°25°30°24°22°Jan24°23°Feb25°23°Mar25°23°Apr24°23°May23°22°Jun22°21°Jul22°21°Aug23°22°Sep23°22°Oct24°22°Nov24°22°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Morne Seychellois by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high24°24°25°25°24°23°22°22°23°23°24°24°
Average low22°23°23°23°23°22°21°21°22°22°22°22°
Precipitation495 mm253 mm245 mm221 mm196 mm146 mm111 mm147 mm204 mm211 mm245 mm416 mm
Cloud cover51%44%39%32%36%50%54%53%40%31%31%42%
Daylight12h 2212h 1512h 0812h 0011h 5411h 5111h 5211h 5812h 0512h 1212h 1912h 23
Month score586163666559595763676762

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 level4,400 m4,500 m4,550 m4,600 m4,550 m4,350 m4,250 m4,250 m4,300 m4,400 m4,400 m4,400 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

Morne Seychellois in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Seychelles
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Congo Rouge750 m–0.7 km W23°
Montagne Jasmin643 m–4.0 km W24°
Morne Blanc635 m–0.9 km SW22°
Mount Harrison621 m–6.7 km SE24°
Mont Le Niol618 m–2.7 km NW24°
Mount Simpson568 m–2.7 km NW24°
Castle Peak555 m–11 km SE24°
Copolla497 m–2.2 km E24°
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

Port Glaud

Port Glaud · 3.1 km SW
27°Oct high
12wet days
65score
Port Glaud
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Victoria

La Rivière Anglaise · 3.2 km NE
27°Oct high
12wet days
64score
Victoria
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Roche Caïman

Roche Caiman · 3.3 km E
27°Oct high
12wet days
64score
Roche Caïman
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English River

La Rivière Anglaise · 3.8 km NE
26°Oct high
12wet days
65score
English River
Around here

Port Glaud and around

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Port Glaud

Port Glaud · Seychelles
Sep–Novbest months
25°July high
189 maltitude
Port Glaud

Nature

Morne Seychellois National Park
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1.8 km N

Morne Seychellois National Park

National park
Morne Seychellois National Park
Sainte Anne Marine National Park
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10 km NE

Sainte Anne Marine National Park

National park · 10 m
Sainte Anne Marine National Park
Baie Ternay Marine National Park
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5.5 km NW

Baie Ternay Marine National Park

National park
Baie Ternay Marine National Park

Mountains

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

Congo Rouge

750 m
Congo Rouge
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3.5 km NW

Montagne Jasmin

643 m
Montagne Jasmin
Morne Blanc
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2.2 km NE

Morne Blanc

635 m
Morne Blanc

Museums

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5.8 km NE

Seychelles Natural History Museum

1964
Seychelles Natural History Museum