Cordillera Real · Napo · EcuadorSummit weather, forecast and climate
Sumaco
Volcano3,990 m
Elevation3,990 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation58 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
0.54° S, 77.63° WElevation 3,990 mUTC−5 · Ecuador Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit3,990 m
- Mid-mountain2,940 m
- Valley · Baeza1,898 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Sumaco in brief
Sumaco rises to 3,990 m in the Cordillera Real, Napo, Ecuador.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Baeza, 31 km to the W at 1,898 m.
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 Sumaco by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Average low | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Precipitation | 546 mm | 496 mm | 624 mm | 653 mm | 628 mm | 581 mm | 554 mm | 456 mm | 480 mm | 540 mm | 620 mm | 630 mm |
| Cloud cover | 65% | 72% | 79% | 79% | 72% | 70% | 65% | 58% | 64% | 68% | 71% | 65% |
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 4,900 m | 4,950 m | 4,950 m | 5,000 m | 4,900 m | 4,800 m | 4,700 m | 4,800 m | 4,850 m | 4,900 m | 4,950 m | 4,900 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 |
ivTerrain
Sumaco in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of EcuadorPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcán Reventador | 3,562 m | – | 16 km S | 20° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Baeza and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Volcán Reventador
3,562 m














