Mount Nyiragongo
3,470 m11,385 ft
Volcano · Virunga Mountains · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift.
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At the summit · forecast for 8:00 AM
10 °CRain · wind 8 km/h from the S
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Nyiragongo, 3,470 m
- 8:00 AM10 °CS 8 km/h1.7 mm
- 11:00 AM11 °CS 12 km/h1.5 mm
- 2:00 PM13 °CS 12 km/h2 mm
- 5:00 PM10 °CNE 6 km/h–
- 8:00 PM6 °CN 10 km/h–
- 11:00 PM6 °CN 12 km/h–
- 2:00 AM4 °CNE 6 km/h–
- 5:00 AM3 °CN 7 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Light rain | 13 °C / 6 °C | 5.2 mm | 14 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Heavy rain | 13 °C / 3 °C | 6.8 mm | 13 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Rain | 12 °C / 2 °C | 5.7 mm | 13 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Rain | 10 °C / 4 °C | 9 mm | 3 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Rain | 10 °C / 5 °C | 10.1 mm | 6 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Rain | 9 °C / 5 °C | 11.9 mm | 3 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Rain | 9 °C / 2 °C | 10 mm | 4 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 03:17 AM GMT+2. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 3,470 m (11,385 ft)
- Range
- Virunga Mountains
- Coordinates
- 1.517°S 29.250°E
- Volcano number
- 223030 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Nyiragongo
Active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just 9.8 km (6.1mi) west of the border with Rwanda.
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21 recorded eruptions
- Eruption in 2002
- Eruption in 2002
- Eruption in 1994
- Eruption in 1990
- Eruption in 1982
- Eruption in 1977
- Eruption in 1927
- Eruption in 1920
- Eruption in 1918
- Eruption in 1911
- Eruption in 1908
- Eruption in 1906
The latest 12 of 21, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.
Peaks near Mount Nyiragongo
- Nyamuragira3,058 m · 13 km awayOn the map
- Rumoka volcano1,711 m · 17 km awayOn the map
- Mount Mikeno4,437 m · 19 km awayOn the map
- Mount Bisoke3,711 m · 22 km awayOn the map
- Mount Karisimbi4,507 m · 22 km awayOn the map
- Mount Sabyinyo3,645 m · 41 km awayOn the map
- Mount Gahinga3,474 m · 46 km awayOn the map
- Mount Muhabura4,127 m · 49 km awayOn the map
- Bufumbira2,440 m · 57 km awayOn the map
- Kituro1,860 m · 11 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Virunga Mountains
- Mount Karisimbi4,507 mOn the map
- Mount Mikeno4,437 mOn the map
- Mount Muhabura4,127 mOn the map
- Mount Sabyinyo3,645 mOn the map
- Mount Gahinga3,474 mOn the map
- Mount Nyiragongo3,470 mOn the map
- Nyamuragira3,058 mOn the map
- Kituro1,860 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mount Stanley5,109 mOn the map
- Mount Karisimbi4,507 mOn the map
- Mount Mikeno4,437 mOn the map
- Mount Sabyinyo3,645 mOn the map
- Mont Mohi3,475 mOn the map
- Mount Nyiragongo3,470 mOn the map
- Kahuzi3,307 mOn the map
- Nyamuragira3,058 mOn the map
- Rumoka volcano1,711 mOn the map
- Tshibinda1,460 mOn the map