Crater Highlands · TanzaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ol Doinyo Lengai

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19672,960 mMajor summit

Elevation2,960 mabove sea level

Prominence1,360 mindependent height

Isolation19 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

2.76° S, 35.91° EElevation 2,960 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,960 m
Mid-mountain2,360 m
Valley1,760 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ol Doinyo Lengai in brief

Ol Doinyo Lengai rises to 2,960 m in the Crater Highlands, Tanzania. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,360 m, a major independent summit.

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

Facts

Elevation: 2,960 m · 9,711 ft
Prominence: 1,360 m
Range: Crater Highlands
Country: Tanzania
Coordinates: -2.7617, 35.9133
Nearest airport: Arusha Airport (ARK) · 105 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 Ol Doinyo Lengai by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Ol Doinyo Lengai by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	19°	20°	20°	18°	17°	16°	16°	17°	18°	19°	18°	18°
Average low	8°	9°	9°	9°	8°	6°	5°	5°	6°	8°	8°	8°
Precipitation	77 mm	62 mm	118 mm	194 mm	84 mm	12 mm	5 mm	7 mm	13 mm	34 mm	100 mm	96 mm
Cloud cover	37%	39%	40%	48%	39%	37%	34%	32%	25%	35%	45%	39%
Daylight	12h 16	12h 12	12h 08	12h 03	12h 00	11h 58	11h 58	12h 01	12h 05	12h 10	12h 14	12h 17
Month score	76	79	63	60	68	85	85	90	96	89	66	70

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	5,050 m	5,150 m	5,200 m	5,000 m	4,850 m	4,650 m	4,500 m	4,600 m	4,850 m	5,000 m	5,000 m	4,950 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