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Cordillera Oriental · BoliviaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Nuevo Mundo volcano
Volcano5,462 mMajor summitSnow likely Apr · Aug–Sep
Elevation5,462 mabove sea level
Prominence738 mindependent height
Isolation119 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul3°average high
19.77° S, 66.48° WElevation 5,462 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,462 m
- Mid-mountain4,860 m
- Valley4,262 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Nuevo Mundo volcano in brief
Nuevo Mundo volcano rises to 5,462 m in the Cordillera Oriental, Bolivia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 738 m, a major independent summit.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,462 m · 17,920 ft
- Prominence
- 738 m
- Range
- Cordillera Oriental
- Country
- Bolivia
- Coordinates
- -19.7742, -66.4783
- Nearest airport
- Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · 84 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 Nuevo Mundo volcano 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° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -4° | -6° | -8° | -9° | -10° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -4° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 354 mm | 264 mm | 185 mm | 36 mm | 4 mm | 4 mm | 2 mm | 10 mm | 15 mm | 40 mm | 83 mm | 213 mm |
| Cloud cover | 67% | 59% | 49% | 31% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 30% | 41% | 58% |
| Daylight | 13h 12 | 12h 44 | 12h 13 | 11h 39 | 11h 11 | 10h 57 | 11h 02 | 11h 26 | 11h 58 | 12h 32 | 13h 03 | 13h 19 |
| Month score | 10 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 31 | 13 |
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 | 5,800 m | 5,750 m | 5,700 m | 5,500 m | 5,250 m | 5,000 m | 4,950 m | 5,200 m | 5,400 m | 5,750 m | 5,900 m | 5,900 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | freezing | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Nuevo Mundo volcano in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of BoliviaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuqi Warani | 5,388 m | – | 3.2 km S | 3° |
| Kuntur Chukuña (Antonio Quijarro) | 5,290 m | – | 16 km S | 7° |
| Wila Nasa | 5,140 m | – | 19 km SW | 5° |
| Sirk'i (Potosí) | 5,108 m | – | 14 km N | 5° |
| Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Potosí) | 4,906 m | – | 14 km NE | 5° |