Cordillera Occidental · Antofagasta · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate

Licancabur

Volcano5,920 mChile / Bolivia borderMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · May–Jun · Nov–Dec

Elevation5,920 mabove sea level

Prominence1,426 mindependent height

Isolation13 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-3°average high

22.83° S, 67.88° WElevation 5,920 mUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,920 m
Mid-mountain4,180 m
Valley · San Pedro de Atacama2,444 m

Freezing level in October: 5,600 m

iThe mountain

Licancabur in brief

Licancabur rises to 5,920 m in the Cordillera Occidental, Antofagasta, Chile. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,426 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from January to December.

The summit lies on the border between Chile and Bolivia, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town in the atlas is San Pedro de Atacama, 34 km to the W at 2,444 m.

Facts

Elevation: 5,920 m · 19,423 ft
Prominence: 1,426 m
Range: Cordillera Occidental
Region: Antofagasta
Country: Chile
Coordinates: -22.8336, -67.8828
Nearest airport: El Loa Airport (CJC) · 111 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 Licancabur by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Licancabur by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	6°	6°	6°	4°	0°	-2°	-3°	0°	2°	5°	7°	7°
Average low	-5°	-6°	-6°	-8°	-11°	-13°	-14°	-13°	-11°	-9°	-8°	-6°
Precipitation	100 mm	101 mm	45 mm	8 mm	10 mm	16 mm	8 mm	7 mm	6 mm	7 mm	10 mm	38 mm
Cloud cover	39%	34%	25%	14%	12%	12%	9%	10%	8%	12%	17%	30%
Daylight	13h 23	12h 51	12h 14	11h 34	11h 01	10h 44	10h 51	11h 19	11h 57	12h 36	13h 12	13h 31
Month score	27	29	46	56	55	54	56	56	56	56	55	48

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 Jan–Mar · May–Jun · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	6,000 m	5,900 m	5,850 m	5,600 m	5,050 m	4,750 m	4,650 m	4,900 m	5,150 m	5,600 m	5,850 m	6,050 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	freezing	freezing	freezing	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Licancabur in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Chile

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Sairecabur	5,980 m	–	13 km N	-4°
Escalante	5,819 m	–	25 km N	-3°
Juriques	5,704 m	–	6.1 km E	-3°
Purico Complex	5,703 m	–	23 km SE	-3°
Mount Nelly	5,676 m	–	20 km NE	-3°
Chajnantor	5,640 m	–	22 km SE	-3°
Cerro Toco	5,604 m	–	16 km SE	-2°
Cerro Chaxas	4,460 m	–	15 km NW	8°