Andes · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate

Tocorpuri

Volcano5,808 mChile / Bolivia borderSnow likely Jan–Mar · Jun · Nov–Dec

Elevation5,808 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation14 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-4°average high

22.44° S, 67.89° WElevation 5,808 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,808 m
Mid-mountain5,210 m
Valley4,608 m

Freezing level in October: 5,300 m

iThe mountain

Tocorpuri in brief

Tocorpuri rises to 5,808 m in the Andes, Chile.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 6°, 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.

Facts

Elevation: 5,808 m · 19,055 ft
Range: Andes
Country: Chile
Coordinates: -22.4389, -67.8875
Nearest airport: El Loa Airport (CJC) · 105 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 Tocorpuri by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Tocorpuri by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	4°	4°	4°	3°	-1°	-3°	-4°	-1°	0°	4°	5°	6°
Average low	-7°	-7°	-8°	-9°	-12°	-13°	-14°	-13°	-12°	-10°	-9°	-7°
Precipitation	110 mm	111 mm	54 mm	9 mm	7 mm	11 mm	5 mm	5 mm	5 mm	9 mm	16 mm	50 mm
Cloud cover	43%	37%	28%	16%	12%	12%	9%	10%	8%	14%	19%	33%
Daylight	13h 21	12h 50	12h 14	11h 35	11h 03	10h 46	10h 53	11h 20	11h 57	12h 36	13h 11	13h 30
Month score	22	25	43	56	56	55	57	57	57	56	54	43

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 · Jun · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,650 m	5,550 m	5,500 m	5,300 m	4,800 m	4,550 m	4,450 m	4,700 m	4,900 m	5,300 m	5,500 m	5,700 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	freezing	❄ snow	freezing	freezing	freezing	freezing	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Tocorpuri in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Chile

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Putana	5,890 m	–	14 km S	-4°
Escalante	5,819 m	–	19 km S	-3°
Cerro Colorado	5,748 m	–	17 km S	-2°
Curiquinca	5,722 m	–	18 km S	-3°
Michina	5,537 m	–	under 100 m S	-4°
El Tatio	4,320 m	–	17 km NW	5°