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Western Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Ruato
2,966 m
Elevation2,966 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation7.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul14°average high
0.19° N, 29.86° EElevation 2,966 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,966 m
- Mid-mountain2,210 m
- Valley · Kisinga1,454 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Ruato in brief
Ruato rises to 2,966 m, Western Region, Uganda.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Kisinga, 13 km to the S at 1,454 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,966 m · 9,731 ft
- Region
- Western Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 0.1912, 29.8580
- Nearest airport
- Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · 103 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 Ruato 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 | 14° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° |
| Average low | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Precipitation | 268 mm | 256 mm | 397 mm | 474 mm | 344 mm | 196 mm | 165 mm | 285 mm | 382 mm | 452 mm | 496 mm | 337 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 59% | 71% | 77% | 69% | 55% | 51% | 57% | 65% | 77% | 73% | 59% |
| Daylight | 12h 07 | 12h 06 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 | 12h 08 | 12h 08 | 12h 08 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 |
| Month score | 35 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 30 |
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 | 4,450 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,500 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,450 m | 4,350 m | 4,350 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
Ruato in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of UgandaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margherita Peak | 5,109 m | 3,924 m | 22 km N | 6° |
| Alexandra | 4,974 m | – | 22 km N | 6° |
| Mount Speke | 4,890 m | 730 m | 23 km N | 5° |
| Mount Baker | 4,844 m | 507 m | 20 km N | 9° |
| Mount Luigi di Savoia | 4,627 m | 347 m | 16 km N | 8° |
| Sella | 4,594 m | – | 16 km N | 7° |
| Okusoma | 4,551 m | – | 14 km N | 8° |
| Weismann | 4,545 m | – | 16 km N | 7° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kisinga
Western Region · 13 km S
24°Oct high
27wet days
50score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mpondwe
Western Region · 22 km SW
26°Oct high
27wet days
48score
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Around here
Kisinga and around
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Alexandra
4,974 m