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Kipengere Range · Njombe · TanzaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mtorwi

2,961 m
Elevation2,961 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul13°average high
9.08° S, 34.02° EElevation 2,961 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,961 m
  • Mid-mountain2,480 m
  • Valley · Ikuwo1,996 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mtorwi in brief

Mtorwi rises to 2,961 m in the Kipengere Range, Njombe, Tanzania.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Ikuwo, 10 km to the NE at 1,996 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,961 m · 9,715 ft
Range
Kipengere Range
Region
Njombe
Country
Tanzania
Coordinates
-9.0833, 34.0167
Nearest airport
Songwe Airport (MBI) · 84 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 Mtorwi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°17°9°Jan17°9°Feb17°9°Mar16°8°Apr15°7°May13°5°Jun13°4°Jul14°4°Aug17°6°Sep18°7°Oct18°8°Nov17°9°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mtorwi by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high17°17°17°16°15°13°13°14°17°18°18°17°
Average low9°9°9°8°7°5°4°4°6°7°8°9°
Precipitation589 mm421 mm986 mm917 mm251 mm58 mm48 mm34 mm27 mm92 mm404 mm608 mm
Cloud cover78%80%70%54%39%33%31%25%23%32%50%69%
Daylight12h 3612h 2412h 1011h 5411h 4211h 3611h 3811h 4912h 0312h 1812h 3212h 39
Month score403942444658597285735845

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 level4,900 m4,900 m4,900 m4,800 m4,600 m4,300 m4,200 m4,400 m4,650 m4,900 m4,950 m4,900 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

Mtorwi in 3D

viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Ikuwo

Njombe · 10 km NE
24°Oct high
5wet days
89score
Ikuwo
Around here

Ikuwo and around

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Ikuwo

Njombe · Tanzania
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
20°July high
1,996 maltitude
Ikuwo

Nature

Kimani Falls
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17 km NE

Kimani Falls

Waterfall
Kimani Falls