Andes · Coquimbo Region · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cerro Pachón

2,722 m

Elevation2,722 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation87 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul8°average high

30.24° S, 70.74° WElevation 2,722 mUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Cerro Pachón in brief

Cerro Pachón rises to 2,722 m in the Andes, Coquimbo Region, Chile.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Vicuña, 23 km to the N at 616 m.

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 Cerro Pachón by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	18°	18°	17°	15°	12°	9°	8°	9°	11°	14°	15°	17°
Average low	9°	9°	8°	5°	1°	-2°	-4°	-3°	-1°	3°	6°	8°
Precipitation	14 mm	12 mm	14 mm	12 mm	40 mm	54 mm	98 mm	50 mm	20 mm	19 mm	16 mm	14 mm
Cloud cover	6%	6%	7%	13%	26%	29%	25%	22%	21%	16%	10%	7%
Daylight	13h 53	13h 08	12h 18	11h 22	10h 36	10h 12	10h 22	11h 01	11h 54	12h 48	13h 38	14h 05
Month score	94	94	90	79	56	43	31	44	57	71	81	90

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	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,600 m	4,250 m	3,700 m	3,250 m	3,000 m	3,250 m	3,500 m	3,950 m	4,300 m	4,600 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