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TongaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Late
Volcano540 m
Elevation540 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation104 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
18.80° S, 174.65° WElevation 540 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit540 m
- Mid-mountain270 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Late in brief
Late rises to 540 m, Tonga.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
Facts
- Elevation
- 540 m · 1,772 ft
- Country
- Tonga
- Coordinates
- -18.8000, -174.6500
- Nearest airport
- Vava'u International Airport (VAV) · 76 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 Late 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 | 26° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| Average low | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Precipitation | 281 mm | 290 mm | 315 mm | 281 mm | 187 mm | 141 mm | 105 mm | 110 mm | 146 mm | 149 mm | 159 mm | 252 mm |
| Cloud cover | 44% | 44% | 42% | 37% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 39% | 41% |
| Daylight | 13h 08 | 12h 42 | 12h 13 | 11h 40 | 11h 14 | 11h 00 | 11h 06 | 11h 28 | 11h 59 | 12h 31 | 13h 00 | 13h 15 |
| Month score | 56 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 59 |
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 | 4,500 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,450 m | 4,300 m | 4,200 m | 4,050 m | 4,050 m | 4,100 m | 4,150 m | 4,300 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 |
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