page_title: Mount Pulag
section_title: Climate
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Pulag / Geography / Climate
caption_attribution_description: English: Mossy Forest of Mt. Pulag National Park
context_page_description: Mount Pulag is Luzon’s highest peak at 2,926 metres above sea level. It is also a dormant volcano. The borders between the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya meet at the mountain's peak.
  It is the third highest mountain in the Philippines, next to Mount Apo and Mount Dulang-dulang.
  Mount Pulag is famous for its "sea of clouds" and the view of the Milky Way Galaxy at dawn, which has attracted many tourists who wish to see the "other-worldly" scenery. The entire mountain is believed to be the home to the tinmongao spirits and is the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples in the area.
context_section_description: Because of its high elevation, the climate on Mount Pulag is temperate with rains predominating the whole year. Rainfall on the mountain averages 4,489 millimetres (176.7 in) yearly with August being the wettest month with an average rainfall of 1,135 millimetres (44.7 in). Snow hasn't fallen on its top in at least the past 100 years; however, there have been mild flurries on the mountain, especially during December, January and February. Frost is more common on the mountain due to the low temperature during those months. During the Winter season, the temperature at the highest point of the mountain is known to dip into sub-freezing temperatures, making it the coldest place in the country. The only recorded incidence of snow was in the late 1800s.
caption: Mossy forest of Mount Pulag National Park
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