Andes · Nariño · ColombiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Galeras

Complex volcano · last major eruption 19934,276 m

Elevation4,276 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation64 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul11°average high

1.22° N, 77.37° WElevation 4,276 mUTC−5 · Colombia Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Galeras in brief

Galeras rises to 4,276 m in the Andes, Nariño, Colombia.

At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Nariño, 8.2 km to the N at 2,347 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Galeras by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	12°	13°	12°	11°	11°
Average low	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	4°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Precipitation	169 mm	157 mm	206 mm	240 mm	201 mm	103 mm	73 mm	64 mm	103 mm	234 mm	267 mm	222 mm
Cloud cover	59%	67%	77%	80%	78%	74%	68%	65%	71%	75%	73%	62%
Daylight	12h 03	12h 05	12h 06	12h 08	12h 10	12h 11	12h 11	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 04	12h 03
Month score	18	17	14	13	13	17	27	36	26	16	12	16

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	5,400 m	5,450 m	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,450 m	5,350 m	5,450 m	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,400 m	5,400 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C