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Eastern Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Elgon
Volcano4,321 mUganda / Kenya borderUltra-prominent peak
Elevation4,321 mabove sea level
Prominence2,458 mindependent height
Isolation1.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
1.12° N, 34.53° EElevation 4,321 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit4,321 m
- Mid-mountain3,120 m
- Valley · Kapchorwa1,915 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Elgon in brief
Mount Elgon rises to 4,321 m, Eastern Region, Uganda. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,458 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The summit lies on the border between Uganda and Kenya, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.
The nearest town in the atlas is Kapchorwa, 33 km to the N at 1,915 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,321 m · 14,177 ft
- Prominence
- 2,458 m
- Region
- Eastern Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 1.1185, 34.5265
- Nearest airport
- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · 112 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 Mount Elgon 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 | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° |
| Average low | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Precipitation | 168 mm | 176 mm | 382 mm | 597 mm | 526 mm | 361 mm | 446 mm | 534 mm | 443 mm | 513 mm | 431 mm | 198 mm |
| Cloud cover | 40% | 43% | 54% | 72% | 61% | 52% | 58% | 57% | 51% | 64% | 65% | 46% |
| Daylight | 12h 04 | 12h 05 | 12h 06 | 12h 08 | 12h 10 | 12h 11 | 12h 11 | 12h 09 | 12h 07 | 12h 05 | 12h 04 | 12h 03 |
| Month score | 30 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
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 | 5,500 m | 5,650 m | 5,650 m | 5,450 m | 5,350 m | 5,200 m | 5,050 m | 5,100 m | 5,250 m | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,350 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
Mount Elgon in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of UgandaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksons Summit | 4,321 m | – | 1.8 km S | 8° |
| Wagagai | 4,234 m | – | 0.8 km E | 9° |
| Mubiyi | 4,209 m | – | 5.0 km E | 10° |
Around here
Kapchorwa and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Jacksons Summit
4,321 m