Cordillera Occidental · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate
Olca
5,705 mChile / Bolivia border
Elevation5,705 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul4°average high
20.93° S, 68.48° WElevation 5,705 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,705 m
- Mid-mountain5,110 m
- Valley4,505 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Olca in brief
Olca rises to 5,705 m in the Cordillera Occidental, Chile.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The summit lies on the border between Chile and Bolivia, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,705 m · 18,717 ft
- Range
- Cordillera Occidental
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- -20.9333, -68.4833
- Nearest airport
- Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · 178 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 Olca 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 | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° |
| Average low | -1° | -2° | -3° | -5° | -7° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -4° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 128 mm | 118 mm | 69 mm | 12 mm | 4 mm | 6 mm | 4 mm | 6 mm | 4 mm | 14 mm | 24 mm | 69 mm |
| Cloud cover | 52% | 44% | 37% | 21% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 19% | 26% | 40% |
| Daylight | 13h 16 | 12h 47 | 12h 14 | 11h 37 | 11h 07 | 10h 52 | 10h 58 | 11h 23 | 11h 58 | 12h 34 | 13h 06 | 13h 24 |
| Month score | 16 | 20 | 36 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 45 |
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 | 6,350 m | 6,300 m | 6,250 m | 6,000 m | 5,650 m | 5,450 m | 5,350 m | 5,600 m | 5,750 m | 6,050 m | 6,250 m | 6,450 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Olca in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of ChilePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olca-Paruma | 5,762 m | – | under 100 m NE | 4° |
| Paruma | 5,420 m | – | under 100 m N | 4° |
| Irruputuncu | 5,163 m | – | 24 km N | 5° |
| Chutinza | 4,582 m | – | 8.8 km W | 5° |