Crater Highlands · TanzaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kitumbeine Volcano

Volcano2,865 m

Elevation2,865 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation32 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

2.88° S, 36.21° EElevation 2,865 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kitumbeine Volcano in brief

Kitumbeine Volcano rises to 2,865 m in the Crater Highlands, Tanzania.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Kitumbeine Volcano by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	19°	20°	20°	17°	16°	16°	15°	16°	18°	19°	18°	18°
Average low	7°	7°	8°	8°	7°	4°	3°	4°	5°	7°	7°	7°
Precipitation	74 mm	52 mm	110 mm	206 mm	84 mm	5 mm	2 mm	2 mm	4 mm	41 mm	121 mm	95 mm
Cloud cover	38%	40%	41%	50%	43%	41%	38%	36%	28%	37%	45%	40%
Daylight	12h 16	12h 12	12h 08	12h 03	11h 59	11h 57	11h 58	12h 01	12h 05	12h 10	12h 15	12h 17
Month score	76	82	65	53	60	81	80	86	99	86	59	68

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	4,800 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,750 m	4,600 m	4,400 m	4,250 m	4,400 m	4,650 m	4,850 m	4,800 m	4,750 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