Andes · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate

Caichinque

Volcano4,450 mSnow likely May–Jul

Elevation4,450 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation15 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul1°average high

23.95° S, 67.73° WElevation 4,450 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Caichinque in brief

Caichinque rises to 4,450 m in the Andes, Chile.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Caichinque by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	13°	12°	12°	10°	5°	2°	1°	3°	6°	10°	12°	13°
Average low	1°	1°	0°	-1°	-4°	-6°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-3°	-1°	0°
Precipitation	47 mm	44 mm	17 mm	3 mm	13 mm	16 mm	12 mm	8 mm	6 mm	2 mm	2 mm	16 mm
Cloud cover	30%	26%	17%	10%	12%	12%	10%	9%	8%	9%	12%	21%
Daylight	13h 27	12h 53	12h 15	11h 32	10h 58	10h 40	10h 47	11h 17	11h 57	12h 38	13h 16	13h 36
Month score	61	59	65	57	54	54	55	56	56	57	69	71

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 May–Jul

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,550 m	5,450 m	5,400 m	5,150 m	4,450 m	4,100 m	3,950 m	4,250 m	4,550 m	5,000 m	5,300 m	5,500 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Miñiques Volcano	5,910 m	–	15 km N	-6°
Cerros de Incahuasi	5,704 m	–	21 km SE	-3°