Andes · Pichincha · EcuadorSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sincholagua Volcano

Volcano4,899 m

Elevation4,899 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation17 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul7°average high

0.55° S, 78.37° WElevation 4,899 mUTC−5 · Ecuador Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sincholagua Volcano in brief

Sincholagua Volcano rises to 4,899 m in the Andes, Pichincha, Ecuador.

At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights fall below freezing in 2 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Machachi, 23 km to the W 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 Sincholagua Volcano by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	8°	8°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	8°
Average low	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°
Precipitation	178 mm	211 mm	266 mm	272 mm	200 mm	126 mm	86 mm	77 mm	137 mm	210 mm	219 mm	204 mm
Cloud cover	64%	70%	77%	76%	69%	66%	61%	57%	62%	66%	68%	62%
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	11	8	5	6	9	10	21	26	12	10	9	12

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	5,600 m	5,650 m	5,650 m	5,650 m	5,600 m	5,500 m	5,400 m	5,450 m	5,550 m	5,600 m	5,650 m	5,650 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