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Andes · BoliviaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chullunkhäni

5,000 mSnow likely Mar–Apr · Oct
Elevation5,000 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation11 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul1°average high
21.56° S, 67.86° WElevation 5,000 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit5,000 m
  • Mid-mountain4,400 m
  • Valley3,800 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Chullunkhäni in brief

Chullunkhäni rises to 5,000 m in the Andes, Bolivia.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

Facts

Elevation
5,000 m · 16,404 ft
Range
Andes
Country
Bolivia
Coordinates
-21.5631, -67.8556
Nearest airport
El Loa Airport (CJC) · 150 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 Chullunkhäni by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°8°-5°Jan8°-5°Feb8°-6°Mar7°-8°Apr4°-10°May1°-11°Jun1°-12°Jul3°-11°Aug5°-10°Sep9°-9°Oct10°-7°Nov10°-5°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Chullunkhäni by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high8°8°8°7°4°1°1°3°5°9°10°10°
Average low-5°-5°-6°-8°-10°-11°-12°-11°-10°-9°-7°-5°
Precipitation143 mm113 mm70 mm10 mm2 mm3 mm2 mm3 mm3 mm13 mm25 mm76 mm
Cloud cover49%42%34%19%12%11%9%10%9%18%25%38%
Daylight13h 1812h 4812h 1411h 3611h 0610h 4910h 5611h 2211h 5812h 3413h 0813h 26
Month score172237555757575757545134

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 Mar–Apr · Oct
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,250 m5,150 m5,100 m4,900 m4,500 m4,250 m4,150 m4,400 m4,600 m5,000 m5,200 m5,350 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snowfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezing❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Chullunkhäni in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Bolivia
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Cerro Caquella5,950 m–11 km NW-2°
Pastos Grandes5,802 m–21 km S1°
Pastos Grandes Caldera4,600 m–12 km S6°