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Kanchenjunga Conservation Area · Sikkim · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Simvo
6,812 mSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation6,812 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul2°average high
27.68° N, 88.24° EElevation 6,812 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit6,812 m
- Mid-mountain4,750 m
- Valley · Lachen2,691 m
Freezing level in October: 5,850 m
iThe mountain
Simvo in brief
Simvo rises to 6,812 m in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Sikkim, India.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.
The nearest town is Lachen, 31 km to the E at 2,691 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 Simvo 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 | -12° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | -4° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low | -17° | -17° | -14° | -11° | -6° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation | 112 mm | 148 mm | 240 mm | 375 mm | 425 mm | 621 mm | 883 mm | 819 mm | 626 mm | 284 mm | 79 mm | 78 mm |
| Cloud cover | 22% | 26% | 25% | 29% | 36% | 60% | 77% | 75% | 56% | 31% | 22% | 20% |
| Daylight | 10h 34 | 11h 13 | 11h 58 | 12h 48 | 13h 30 | 13h 53 | 13h 44 | 13h 09 | 12h 21 | 11h 32 | 10h 48 | 10h 24 |
| Month score | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 37 |
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 | 4,550 m | 4,600 m | 5,050 m | 5,550 m | 6,150 m | 6,700 m | 6,850 m | 6,850 m | 6,550 m | 5,850 m | 5,250 m | 4,900 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Simvo in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of IndiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchenjunga | 8,586 m | 3,922 m | 9.6 km W | 1° |
| Kanchenjunga West | 8,505 m | 135 m | 11 km W | 1° |
| Kangchenjunga South | 8,476 m | 76 m | 8.6 km W | 2° |
| Kangbachen | 7,902 m | 103 m | 13 km W | -1° |
| Zemu Gap Peak | 7,780 m | – | 6.6 km W | 2° |
| Jannu | 7,711 m | 1,036 m | 20 km W | 3° |
| Jongsong Peak | 7,462 m | 1,256 m | 25 km NW | -6° |
| Kabru | 7,412 m | 720 m | 13 km W | 5° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Lachen and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Khangchendzonga National Park
National park
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lachen River
River