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Morne BlancPort 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° |
| Average low | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° |
| Precipitation | 495 mm | 253 mm | 245 mm | 221 mm | 196 mm | 146 mm | 111 mm | 147 mm | 204 mm | 211 mm | 245 mm | 416 mm |
| Cloud cover | 51% | 44% | 39% | 32% | 36% | 50% | 54% | 53% | 40% | 31% | 31% | 42% |
| Daylight | 12h 22 | 12h 15 | 12h 08 | 12h 00 | 11h 54 | 11h 51 | 11h 52 | 11h 58 | 12h 05 | 12h 12 | 12h 19 | 12h 23 |
| Month score | 58 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 62 |
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 | 4,500 m | 4,550 m | 4,600 m | 4,550 m | 4,350 m | 4,250 m | 4,250 m | 4,300 m | 4,400 m | 4,400 m | 4,400 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
Morne Seychellois in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of SeychellesPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo Rouge | 750 m | – | 0.7 km W | 23° |
| Montagne Jasmin | 643 m | – | 4.0 km W | 24° |
| Morne Blanc | 635 m | – | 0.9 km SW | 22° |
| Mount Harrison | 621 m | – | 6.7 km SE | 24° |
| Mont Le Niol | 618 m | – | 2.7 km NW | 24° |
| Mount Simpson | 568 m | – | 2.7 km NW | 24° |
| Castle Peak | 555 m | – | 11 km SE | 24° |
| Copolla | 497 m | – | 2.2 km E | 24° |
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
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Victoria
La Rivière Anglaise · 3.2 km NE
27°Oct high
12wet days
64score
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Roche Caïman
Roche Caiman · 3.3 km E
27°Oct high
12wet days
64score
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English River
La Rivière Anglaise · 3.8 km NE
26°Oct high
12wet days
65score
Around here
Port Glaud and around
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Port Glaud
Port Glaud · Seychelles
Sep–Novbest months
25°July high
189 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
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Congo Rouge
750 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Montagne Jasmin
643 m
Museums
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Seychelles Natural History Museum
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