Himalayas · BhutanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Gangkhar Puensum

7,570 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,570 mabove sea level

Prominence2,995 mindependent height

Isolation228 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-3°average high

28.05° N, 90.45° EElevation 7,570 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,570 m
Mid-mountain6,970 m
Valley6,370 m

Freezing level in October: 5,100 m

iThe mountain

Gangkhar Puensum in brief

Gangkhar Puensum rises to 7,570 m in the Himalayas, Bhutan. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,995 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -3°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 7,570 m · 24,836 ft
Prominence: 2,995 m
Range: Himalayas
Country: Bhutan
Coordinates: 28.0469, 90.4550
Nearest airport: Paro International Airport (PBH) · 124 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 Gangkhar Puensum by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Gangkhar Puensum by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-23°	-23°	-20°	-16°	-11°	-5°	-3°	-3°	-6°	-12°	-18°	-21°
Average low	-33°	-32°	-29°	-24°	-17°	-11°	-9°	-9°	-12°	-20°	-28°	-31°
Precipitation	21 mm	26 mm	39 mm	61 mm	103 mm	226 mm	393 mm	355 mm	199 mm	78 mm	13 mm	16 mm
Cloud cover	18%	22%	26%	30%	32%	53%	76%	74%	52%	25%	17%	15%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 32	13h 55	13h 46	13h 10	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	52	51	47	41	29	15	6	7	16	37	54	54

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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,300 m	3,350 m	3,800 m	4,500 m	5,450 m	6,300 m	6,600 m	6,600 m	6,150 m	5,100 m	4,050 m	3,600 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Gangkhar Puensum in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Bhutan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Liankang Kangri	7,534 m	234 m	2.2 km NW	-4°