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Juriques
Chajnantor
Andes · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate
Purico Complex
5,703 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · May–Jul · Dec
Elevation5,703 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation19 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul-3°average high
23.00° S, 67.75° WElevation 5,703 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,703 m
- Mid-mountain5,100 m
- Valley4,503 m
Freezing level in October: 5,350 m
iThe mountain
Purico Complex in brief
Purico Complex rises to 5,703 m in the Andes, Chile.
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.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,703 m · 18,711 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- -23.0000, -67.7500
- Nearest airport
- El Loa Airport (CJC) · 131 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 Purico Complex 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 | 7° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 0° | -2° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 5° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | -6° | -6° | -7° | -9° | -12° | -14° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -8° | -7° |
| Precipitation | 105 mm | 106 mm | 45 mm | 7 mm | 12 mm | 18 mm | 10 mm | 8 mm | 7 mm | 6 mm | 9 mm | 39 mm |
| Cloud cover | 39% | 34% | 25% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 17% | 29% |
| Daylight | 13h 23 | 12h 51 | 12h 14 | 11h 34 | 11h 01 | 10h 44 | 10h 51 | 11h 19 | 11h 57 | 12h 37 | 13h 13 | 13h 32 |
| Month score | 25 | 27 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 47 |
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 | 5,800 m | 5,700 m | 5,600 m | 5,350 m | 4,750 m | 4,450 m | 4,350 m | 4,650 m | 4,900 m | 5,350 m | 5,550 m | 5,750 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | freezing | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Purico Complex in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of ChilePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licancabur | 5,920 m | 1,426 m | 23 km NW | -3° |
| Juriques | 5,704 m | – | 19 km NW | -3° |
| Chajnantor | 5,640 m | – | 1.9 km NE | -3° |
| Guayaques | 5,626 m | – | 22 km NE | -3° |
| Cerro Toco | 5,604 m | – | 7.4 km NW | -2° |
| Alitar | 5,346 m | – | 21 km SE | -2° |