page_title: Mount Apo
section_title: Climate
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Apo / Conservation / Climate
caption_attribution_description: Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni) — Mount Kitanglad, Mindanao island, the Philippines.
context_page_description: Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of 2,954 meters above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Philippine Archipelago and is located between Davao City and Davao del Sur province in Region XI and Cotabato in Region XII. The peak overlooks Davao City 45 kilometers to the northeast, Digos 25 kilometers to the southeast, and Kidapawan 20 kilometers to the west. Mount Apo is a protected area and a Natural Park of the Philippines.
context_section_description: Mt. Apo generally enjoys a tropical, rainy climate. It falls under the Type IV climate under the modified corona's classification wherein rainfall is relatively distributed throughout the year. Mean monthly temperature ranges from a low 26.4 °C (79.5 °F) during January to 27.9 °C (82.2 °F) during April. Monthly relative humidity ranges from 78% during March and April and 82% during June and July. It reaches 16 °C (61 °F) in January and February.
  In late March–April 2016, due to the extreme effects of El Niño caused by climate change and global warming, massive patches of forest fires and bushfires appeared on the slopes of the mountain, causing hikers on the mountain to halt their ascent. Tourism in the region was threatened due to a massive haze engulfing the slopes of the mountain. The mountain later recovered after the government and local stakeholders initiated a holistic recovery plan for the entire natural park.
caption: The Apo sunbird, a sunbird endemic to Mindanao
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