Himalayas · ChinaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Jongsong Peak

7,462 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,462 mabove sea level

Prominence1,256 mindependent height

Isolation19 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-6°average high

27.88° N, 88.14° EElevation 7,462 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,462 m
Mid-mountain6,860 m
Valley6,262 m

Freezing level in October: 4,950 m

iThe mountain

Jongsong Peak in brief

Jongsong Peak rises to 7,462 m in the Himalayas, China. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,256 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of -6°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 7,462 m · 24,482 ft
Prominence: 1,256 m
Range: Himalayas
Country: China
Coordinates: 27.8814, 88.1358
Nearest airport: Taplejung Airport (TPJ) · 73 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 Jongsong Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Jongsong Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-23°	-23°	-20°	-16°	-11°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-8°	-14°	-18°	-21°
Average low	-29°	-29°	-26°	-22°	-16°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-13°	-19°	-24°	-27°
Precipitation	51 mm	66 mm	97 mm	152 mm	189 mm	340 mm	554 mm	559 mm	370 mm	141 mm	36 mm	38 mm
Cloud cover	13%	16%	18%	23%	22%	43%	73%	71%	45%	15%	10%	11%
Daylight	10h 34	11h 13	11h 58	12h 49	13h 31	13h 54	13h 45	13h 09	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	44	40	31	25	25	20	7	8	19	25	48	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	3,400 m	3,400 m	3,850 m	4,500 m	5,350 m	6,050 m	6,250 m	6,250 m	5,850 m	4,950 m	4,200 m	3,800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Jongsong Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of China

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Kanchenjunga	8,586 m	3,922 m	20 km S	1°
Kanchenjunga West	8,505 m	135 m	20 km S	1°
Kangchenjunga South	8,476 m	76 m	21 km S	2°
Kangbachen	7,902 m	103 m	18 km S	-1°
Zemu Gap Peak	7,780 m	–	22 km S	2°
Kirat Chuli	7,365 m	1,168 m	12 km SE	1°
Gimmigela Chuli	7,350 m	432 m	17 km S	2°
Nepal Peak	7,177 m	–	13 km S	2°