Himalayas · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kun

7,077 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,077 mabove sea level

Prominence997 mindependent height

Isolation4.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-3°average high

34.01° N, 76.06° EElevation 7,077 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,077 m
Mid-mountain6,480 m
Valley5,877 m

Freezing level in October: 3,350 m

iThe mountain

Kun in brief

Kun rises to 7,077 m in the Himalayas, India. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 997 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 7,077 m · 23,219 ft
Prominence: 997 m
Range: Himalayas
Country: India
Coordinates: 34.0130, 76.0568
Nearest airport: Srinagar International Airport (SXR) · 118 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 Kun by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kun by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-31°	-29°	-25°	-20°	-16°	-10°	-3°	-2°	-8°	-18°	-25°	-29°
Average low	-37°	-36°	-33°	-30°	-26°	-20°	-13°	-12°	-20°	-30°	-35°	-36°
Precipitation	179 mm	194 mm	224 mm	167 mm	136 mm	66 mm	98 mm	108 mm	109 mm	62 mm	62 mm	104 mm
Cloud cover	57%	63%	60%	52%	43%	25%	31%	29%	18%	23%	31%	50%
Daylight	10h 08	10h 58	11h 56	13h 01	13h 55	14h 24	14h 13	13h 27	12h 25	11h 23	10h 25	9h 54
Month score	14	11	13	16	20	40	31	28	28	41	41	21

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–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,800 m	2,050 m	2,650 m	3,200 m	3,900 m	4,750 m	5,850 m	5,950 m	4,900 m	3,350 m	2,500 m	2,050 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Kun in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of India

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Nun	7,135 m	2,404 m	4.9 km SW	-3°
Lingsarmo	6,955 m	470 m	2.3 km NE	-3°
Chiling I	6,349 m	–	24 km SE	-1°
Chiling II	6,253 m	–	24 km SE	1°