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

Mount Sabyinyo

Volcano3,645 mUganda / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda border

Elevation3,645 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation7.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

1.40° S, 29.60° EElevation 3,645 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,645 m
Mid-mountain2,950 m
Valley · Kinigi2,253 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Sabyinyo in brief

Mount Sabyinyo rises to 3,645 m in the Virunga Mountains, Western Region, Uganda.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The summit lies on the border between Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, so it appears in the mountain lists of each of these countries.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kinigi, 4.9 km to the S at 2,253 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,645 m · 11,959 ft
Range: Virunga Mountains
Region: Western Region
Country: Uganda
Coordinates: -1.4000, 29.6000
Nearest airport: Goma International Airport (GOM) · 50 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 Sabyinyo by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Sabyinyo by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	16°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°
Average low	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Precipitation	139 mm	151 mm	207 mm	224 mm	216 mm	62 mm	44 mm	98 mm	194 mm	242 mm	222 mm	127 mm
Cloud cover	62%	65%	70%	74%	62%	48%	48%	52%	61%	75%	74%	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	43	46	44	40	43	65	73	58	47	38	37	41

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	5,450 m	5,550 m	5,550 m	5,550 m	5,500 m	5,450 m	5,450 m	5,550 m	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,450 m	5,450 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 Sabyinyo in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Uganda

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Karisimbi	4,507 m	3,312 m	20 km SW	11°
Mount Mikeno	4,437 m	–	22 km W	10°
Mount Muhabura	4,127 m	1,530 m	7.6 km E	12°
Mount Bisoke	3,711 m	–	21 km SW	10°
Mount Gahinga	3,474 m	2,821 m	5.0 km E	14°
Bufumbira	2,440 m	–	17 km NE	22°
Birwa	1,757 m	–	18 km SE	23°