Virunga Mountains · Western Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Gahinga

Volcano3,474 mUganda / Rwanda borderUltra-prominent peak

Elevation3,474 mabove sea level

Prominence2,821 mindependent height

Isolation2.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

1.39° S, 29.64° EElevation 3,474 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,474 m
Mid-mountain2,860 m
Valley · Kinigi2,253 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Gahinga in brief

Mount Gahinga rises to 3,474 m in the Virunga Mountains, Western Region, Uganda. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,821 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The summit lies on the border between Uganda and Rwanda, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kinigi, 8.5 km to the SW at 2,253 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,474 m · 11,398 ft
Prominence: 2,821 m
Range: Virunga Mountains
Region: Western Region
Country: Uganda
Coordinates: -1.3873, 29.6435
Nearest airport: Goma International Airport (GOM) · 55 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 Gahinga by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Gahinga by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	13°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°
Average low	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Precipitation	132 mm	143 mm	196 mm	214 mm	203 mm	56 mm	40 mm	92 mm	182 mm	227 mm	211 mm	121 mm
Cloud cover	62%	64%	70%	73%	62%	48%	48%	52%	60%	75%	73%	64%
Daylight	12h 11	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 03	12h 02	12h 03	12h 04	12h 06	12h 08	12h 11	12h 12
Month score	28	31	29	25	27	51	59	45	32	23	22	26

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	4,850 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,900 m	4,850 m	4,850 m	4,950 m	4,900 m	4,850 m	4,850 m	4,800 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 Gahinga in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Uganda

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Karisimbi	4,507 m	3,312 m	25 km SW	11°
Mount Muhabura	4,127 m	1,530 m	2.6 km E	12°
Mount Sabyinyo	3,645 m	–	5.0 km W	17°
Bufumbira	2,440 m	–	13 km NE	22°
Birwa	1,757 m	–	15 km SE	23°