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La Paz Department · BoliviaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Cerro Aucanicota
4,392 m
Elevation4,392 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation25 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul9°average high
16.13° S, 69.03° WElevation 4,392 mUTC−4 · Bolivia Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit4,392 m
- Mid-mountain4,130 m
- Valley · Copacabana3,877 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Cerro Aucanicota in brief
Cerro Aucanicota rises to 4,392 m, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Copacabana, 6.2 km to the SW at 3,877 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,392 m · 14,409 ft
- Region
- La Paz Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Coordinates
- -16.1342, -69.0342
- Nearest airport
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) · 99 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 Cerro Aucanicota 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 | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Average low | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 6° |
| Precipitation | 434 mm | 345 mm | 259 mm | 112 mm | 28 mm | 24 mm | 15 mm | 32 mm | 51 mm | 78 mm | 136 mm | 225 mm |
| Cloud cover | 82% | 77% | 70% | 50% | 27% | 19% | 16% | 18% | 29% | 49% | 65% | 78% |
| Daylight | 12h 59 | 12h 37 | 12h 12 | 11h 44 | 11h 22 | 11h 10 | 11h 15 | 11h 34 | 12h 00 | 12h 27 | 12h 52 | 13h 05 |
| Month score | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 9 |
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 | 5,600 m | 5,600 m | 5,600 m | 5,550 m | 5,500 m | 5,350 m | 5,300 m | 5,400 m | 5,500 m | 5,650 m | 5,700 m | 5,650 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Cerro Aucanicota in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of BoliviaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khapia | 4,809 m | – | 25 km SW | 8° |
| Cerro Silltata | 4,235 m | – | 2.6 km SE | 9° |
| Cerro Tucupata | 4,170 m | – | 1.9 km E | 10° |
| Cerro Chanitocollo | 4,164 m | – | 3.4 km SW | 10° |
| Cerro Machamachata | 4,146 m | – | 20 km SE | 10° |
| Llanque Pata | 4,075 m | – | 21 km E | 11° |
| Cerro Jancollo | 4,061 m | – | 4.2 km E | 10° |
| Cerro Punicache | 4,061 m | – | 7.7 km SE | 9° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Tito Yupanqui
La Paz Department · 9.7 km SE
13°Oct high
13wet days
38score
Around here
Copacabana and around
Nature
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Laguna Aquihui
Lake · 3,918 m
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Laguna Curihuani
Lake · 3,853 m
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Isla Jiskha Huata
Island · 4,010 m
Mountains
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Khapia
4,809 m
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Cerro Jipi
4,377 m
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Cerro Siquimpata
4,276 m
Heritage
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
national monument of Bolivia · 1679
























































































