Himalayas · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Nanda Devi

7,816 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,816 mabove sea level

Prominence3,139 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul-2°average high

30.37° N, 79.97° EElevation 7,816 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,816 m
Mid-mountain7,220 m
Valley6,616 m

Freezing level in October: 4,600 m

iThe mountain

Nanda Devi in brief

Nanda Devi rises to 7,816 m in the Himalayas, India. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,139 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July 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: 7,816 m · 25,643 ft
Prominence: 3,139 m
Range: Himalayas
Country: India
Coordinates: 30.3739, 79.9708
Nearest airport: Pantnagar Airport (PGH) · 157 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 Nanda Devi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Nanda Devi by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-29°	-28°	-24°	-20°	-14°	-6°	-2°	-3°	-7°	-16°	-21°	-25°
Average low	-39°	-38°	-34°	-29°	-23°	-15°	-9°	-9°	-15°	-26°	-32°	-35°
Precipitation	156 mm	208 mm	219 mm	156 mm	175 mm	249 mm	603 mm	590 mm	410 mm	134 mm	37 mm	79 mm
Cloud cover	30%	33%	33%	27%	21%	24%	54%	54%	26%	10%	11%	21%
Daylight	10h 23	11h 07	11h 57	12h 54	13h 40	14h 06	13h 56	13h 16	12h 23	11h 28	10h 38	10h 12
Month score	25	24	24	25	25	25	15	15	25	25	48	36

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	2,600 m	2,750 m	3,300 m	4,050 m	5,000 m	6,200 m	6,950 m	6,900 m	6,100 m	4,600 m	3,750 m	3,200 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Nanda Devi in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of India

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Sunanda Devi	7,434 m	260 m	2.4 km E	2°
Hardeol	7,151 m	1,291 m	21 km N	0°
Trisul	7,120 m	1,616 m	20 km W	1°
Tirsuli	7,074 m	674 m	23 km N	0°
Dunagiri	7,066 m	1,346 m	22 km NW	8°
Tirsuli West	7,035 m	175 m	23 km N	0°
Rishi Pahar	6,992 m	622 m	17 km N	2°
Kalanka	6,931 m	–	14 km N	1°