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Patagonian Andes · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Hudson
Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19911,905 mSnow likely Apr–Nov
Elevation1,905 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation60 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul-2°average high
45.92° S, 72.95° WElevation 1,905 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,905 m
- Mid-mountain1,310 m
- Valley705 m
Freezing level in October: 1,700 m
iThe mountain
Mount Hudson in brief
Mount Hudson rises to 1,905 m in the Patagonian Andes, Chile.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from January to December.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,905 m · 6,250 ft
- Range
- Patagonian Andes
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- -45.9200, -72.9500
- Nearest airport
- Balmaceda Airport (BBA) · 98 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 Mount Hudson 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 | 8° | 9° | 7° | 3° | 0° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° |
| Average low | 1° | 1° | 0° | -3° | -5° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -3° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 439 mm | 374 mm | 419 mm | 591 mm | 672 mm | 655 mm | 616 mm | 558 mm | 455 mm | 511 mm | 425 mm | 493 mm |
| Cloud cover | 73% | 64% | 70% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 72% | 73% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 73% |
| Daylight | 15h 19 | 13h 57 | 12h 27 | 10h 48 | 9h 25 | 8h 40 | 8h 59 | 10h 10 | 11h 45 | 13h 21 | 14h 52 | 15h 43 |
| Month score | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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 | 2,500 m | 2,650 m | 2,400 m | 1,950 m | 1,550 m | 1,250 m | 1,200 m | 1,300 m | 1,500 m | 1,700 m | 1,900 m | 2,250 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain