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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
-5°0°5°10°15°20°10°5°Jan10°5°Feb10°5°Mar10°5°Apr10°5°May9°4°Jun9°3°Jul9°3°Aug10°4°Sep11°5°Oct11°6°Nov11°6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Cerro Aucanicota by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high10°10°10°10°10°9°9°9°10°11°11°11°
Average low5°5°5°5°5°4°3°3°4°5°6°6°
Precipitation434 mm345 mm259 mm112 mm28 mm24 mm15 mm32 mm51 mm78 mm136 mm225 mm
Cloud cover82%77%70%50%27%19%16%18%29%49%65%78%
Daylight12h 5912h 3712h 1211h 4411h 2211h 1011h 1511h 3412h 0012h 2712h 5213h 05
Month score46919505154494434189

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,600 m5,600 m5,600 m5,550 m5,500 m5,350 m5,300 m5,400 m5,500 m5,650 m5,700 m5,650 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Cerro Aucanicota in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Bolivia
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Khapia4,809 m–25 km SW8°
Cerro Silltata4,235 m–2.6 km SE9°
Cerro Tucupata4,170 m–1.9 km E10°
Cerro Chanitocollo4,164 m–3.4 km SW10°
Cerro Machamachata4,146 m–20 km SE10°
Llanque Pata4,075 m–21 km E11°
Cerro Jancollo4,061 m–4.2 km E10°
Cerro Punicache4,061 m–7.7 km SE9°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Copacabana
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Copacabana

La Paz Department · 6.2 km SW
13°Oct high
13wet days
35score
Copacabana
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Tito Yupanqui

La Paz Department · 9.7 km SE
13°Oct high
13wet days
38score
Tito Yupanqui
Yunguyo
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Yunguyo

Puno · 14 km S
13°Oct high
13wet days
38score
Yunguyo
Challapampa
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Challapampa

La Paz Department · 22 km NW
13°Oct high
15wet days
33score
Challapampa
Around here

Copacabana and around

Copacabana
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Copacabana

La Paz Department · Bolivia
May–Jun · Augbest months
11°July high
3,877 maltitude
Copacabana

Nature

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23 km NE

Laguna Aquihui

Lake · 3,918 m
Laguna Aquihui
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24 km NE

Laguna Curihuani

Lake · 3,853 m
Laguna Curihuani
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7.8 km N

Isla Jiskha Huata

Island · 4,010 m
Isla Jiskha Huata

Mountains

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19 km S

Khapia

4,809 m
Khapia
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32 km E

Cerro Jipi

4,377 m
Cerro Jipi
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30 km E

Cerro Siquimpata

4,276 m
Cerro Siquimpata

Heritage

Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
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0.8 km NW

Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana

national monument of Bolivia · 1679
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana