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Arica y Parinacota Region · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate
Lexone
Volcano5,340 m
Elevation5,340 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation27 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
17.87° S, 69.48° WElevation 5,340 mUTC−4 · Bolivia Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,340 m
- Mid-mountain4,700 m
- Valley · Charaña4,068 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Lexone in brief
Lexone rises to 5,340 m, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Charaña, 31 km to the N at 4,068 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,340 m · 17,520 ft
- Region
- Arica y Parinacota Region
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- -17.8700, -69.4800
- Nearest airport
- Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · 87 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 Lexone 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 | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 10° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -5° | -3° | -3° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 181 mm | 153 mm | 112 mm | 19 mm | 4 mm | 4 mm | 5 mm | 6 mm | 4 mm | 12 mm | 34 mm | 68 mm |
| Cloud cover | 71% | 65% | 58% | 41% | 21% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 36% | 48% | 63% |
| Daylight | 13h 05 | 12h 40 | 12h 12 | 11h 42 | 11h 17 | 11h 04 | 11h 09 | 11h 30 | 11h 59 | 12h 29 | 12h 57 | 13h 11 |
| Month score | 8 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 49 | 28 |
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 | 5,900 m | 5,900 m | 5,850 m | 5,700 m | 5,600 m | 5,450 m | 5,400 m | 5,550 m | 5,700 m | 5,950 m | 6,000 m | 6,000 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 |
ivTerrain
Lexone in 3D
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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