Cordillera Occidental · Pichincha · EcuadorSummit weather, forecast and climate

Corazón volcano

Volcano4,790 m

Elevation4,790 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation16 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul9°average high

0.53° S, 78.67° WElevation 4,790 mUTC−5 · Ecuador Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Corazón volcano in brief

Corazón volcano rises to 4,790 m in the Cordillera Occidental, Pichincha, Ecuador.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Machachi, 11 km to the E at 2,905 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 Corazón volcano by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°
Average low	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	2°	1°	2°
Precipitation	282 mm	318 mm	395 mm	374 mm	254 mm	142 mm	80 mm	84 mm	160 mm	209 mm	213 mm	257 mm
Cloud cover	61%	67%	75%	73%	64%	56%	50%	50%	59%	64%	66%	58%
Daylight	12h 09	12h 08	12h 07	12h 06	12h 06	12h 05	12h 05	12h 06	12h 06	12h 07	12h 08	12h 09
Month score	12	10	6	7	11	14	28	27	13	11	10	13

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	5,550 m	5,600 m	5,600 m	5,650 m	5,650 m	5,600 m	5,550 m	5,650 m	5,650 m	5,600 m	5,550 m	5,550 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