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Andes · ArgentinaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Salín
Volcano6,022 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · May–Sep · Dec
Elevation6,022 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation15 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul-10°average high
24.33° S, 68.06° WElevation 6,022 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit6,022 m
- Mid-mountain5,420 m
- Valley4,822 m
Freezing level in October: 5,300 m
iThe mountain
Salín in brief
Salín rises to 6,022 m in the Andes, Argentina.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from January to December.
Facts
- Elevation
- 6,022 m · 19,757 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- -24.3317, -68.0639
- Nearest airport
- El Loa Airport (CJC) · 221 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 Salín 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 | 7° | 6° | 6° | 2° | -5° | -9° | -10° | -7° | -4° | 2° | 5° | 7° |
| Average low | -6° | -6° | -7° | -9° | -14° | -16° | -18° | -16° | -14° | -11° | -9° | -7° |
| Precipitation | 55 mm | 52 mm | 21 mm | 5 mm | 22 mm | 24 mm | 22 mm | 15 mm | 12 mm | 6 mm | 2 mm | 20 mm |
| Cloud cover | 27% | 24% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 21% |
| Daylight | 13h 28 | 12h 54 | 12h 15 | 11h 32 | 10h 57 | 10h 38 | 10h 46 | 11h 16 | 11h 56 | 12h 39 | 13h 17 | 13h 38 |
| Month score | 43 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 53 |
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 | 6,100 m | 6,000 m | 5,900 m | 5,450 m | 4,600 m | 4,100 m | 3,900 m | 4,300 m | 4,650 m | 5,300 m | 5,700 m | 6,000 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | freezing | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Salín in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of Argentina