Mahalangur Himal · ChinaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chomo Lonzo

7,804 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,804 mabove sea level

Prominence590 mindependent height

Isolation4.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-5°average high

27.93° N, 87.11° EElevation 7,804 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,804 m
Mid-mountain6,780 m
Valley · Dhusum5,754 m

Freezing level in October: 4,700 m

iThe mountain

Chomo Lonzo in brief

Chomo Lonzo rises to 7,804 m in the Mahalangur Himal, China. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 590 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -4°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

The nearest town in the atlas is Dhusum, 23 km to the W at 5,754 m.

Facts

Elevation: 7,804 m · 25,604 ft
Prominence: 590 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Country: China
Coordinates: 27.9300, 87.1081
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 46 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 Chomo Lonzo by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Chomo Lonzo by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-27°	-26°	-22°	-18°	-12°	-7°	-5°	-4°	-7°	-15°	-21°	-24°
Average low	-39°	-38°	-35°	-29°	-22°	-14°	-11°	-11°	-15°	-25°	-32°	-36°
Precipitation	75 mm	132 mm	177 mm	260 mm	417 mm	682 mm	876 mm	857 mm	640 mm	195 mm	44 mm	36 mm
Cloud cover	14%	16%	18%	23%	21%	38%	70%	68%	41%	11%	8%	10%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 31	13h 54	13h 45	13h 09	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	37	25	25	25	25	22	8	9	20	25	46	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–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	2,750 m	2,850 m	3,400 m	4,150 m	5,200 m	6,150 m	6,600 m	6,600 m	6,050 m	4,700 m	3,700 m	3,200 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Chomo Lonzo in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of China

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	19 km W	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	19 km W	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	18 km W	-8°
Makalu	8,485 m	2,378 m	4.9 km SW	-7°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	14 km W	-2°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	16 km W	-5°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	16 km W	-7°
Nuptse	7,861 m	305 m	22 km W	-4°