Min Mountains · Sichuan · ChinaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Xuebaoding

5,588 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Elevation5,588 mabove sea level

Prominence2,057 mindependent height

Isolation196 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul7°average high

32.68° N, 103.85° EElevation 5,588 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,588 m
Mid-mountain4,150 m
Valley · Huanglong2,707 m

Freezing level in October: 4,250 m

iThe mountain

Mount Xuebaoding in brief

Mount Xuebaoding rises to 5,588 m in the Min Mountains, Sichuan, China. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,057 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

The nearest town is Huanglong, 13 km to the NE at 2,707 m.

Facts

Elevation: 5,588 m · 18,333 ft
Prominence: 2,057 m
Range: Min Mountains
Region: Sichuan
Country: China
Coordinates: 32.6758, 103.8467
Nearest airport: Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) · 25 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 Mount Xuebaoding by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Xuebaoding by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-18°	-16°	-12°	-6°	0°	4°	7°	7°	2°	-4°	-11°	-17°
Average low	-30°	-27°	-22°	-16°	-10°	-4°	0°	-1°	-5°	-13°	-23°	-30°
Precipitation	15 mm	26 mm	74 mm	143 mm	257 mm	284 mm	251 mm	243 mm	249 mm	151 mm	30 mm	10 mm
Cloud cover	36%	43%	52%	55%	61%	62%	56%	53%	56%	48%	34%	29%
Daylight	10h 13	11h 01	11h 56	12h 58	13h 49	14h 17	14h 06	13h 23	12h 24	11h 25	10h 30	10h 01
Month score	51	45	28	15	12	12	14	15	14	18	48	55

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–Jun · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,950 m	2,250 m	2,950 m	3,900 m	4,850 m	5,600 m	6,150 m	6,000 m	5,300 m	4,250 m	3,000 m	2,000 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow