Armenian Highlands · Iğdır · TürkiyeSummit weather, forecast and climate

Greater Ararat

Volcano5,165 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation5,165 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul4°average high

39.70° N, 44.30° EElevation 5,165 mUTC+3 · Türkiye Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,165 m
Mid-mountain3,440 m
Valley · Yenidoğan1,724 m

Freezing level in October: 3,300 m

iThe mountain

Greater Ararat in brief

Greater Ararat rises to 5,165 m in the Armenian Highlands, Iğdır, Türkiye.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 4°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to August.

The nearest town in the atlas is Yenidoğan, 11 km to the NE at 1,724 m.

Facts

Elevation: 5,165 m · 16,946 ft
Range: Armenian Highlands
Region: Iğdır
Country: Türkiye
Coordinates: 39.7028, 44.3004
Nearest airport: Iğdır Airport (IGD) · 47 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 Greater Ararat by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Greater Ararat by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-22°	-21°	-16°	-9°	-5°	0°	4°	4°	0°	-7°	-14°	-20°
Average low	-34°	-32°	-27°	-21°	-16°	-12°	-8°	-8°	-12°	-18°	-24°	-30°
Precipitation	46 mm	54 mm	77 mm	132 mm	187 mm	139 mm	66 mm	42 mm	52 mm	99 mm	66 mm	44 mm
Cloud cover	41%	44%	45%	48%	39%	21%	12%	11%	12%	28%	36%	39%
Daylight	9h 40	10h 42	11h 54	13h 14	14h 21	14h 58	14h 43	13h 46	12h 30	11h 12	10h 01	9h 23
Month score	41	37	31	18	21	25	40	46	44	31	37	42

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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	850 m	1,050 m	1,850 m	2,850 m	3,550 m	4,250 m	4,800 m	4,800 m	4,200 m	3,300 m	2,200 m	1,300 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Greater Ararat in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Türkiye

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Ararat	5,137 m	3,611 m	0.2 km SW	3°
Great Ararat	5,069 m	–	0.1 km S	4°
Little Ararat	3,925 m	1,159 m	11 km SE	13°
Kopgel	3,653 m	–	3.4 km N	14°
Talisovan	1,200 m	–	11 km NE	25°
Zangağ	1,165 m	–	23 km NW	32°
Küçük Adatlu	1,000 m	–	21 km N	34°