Garhwal Himalayas · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sunanda Devi

7,434 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,434 mabove sea level

Prominence260 mindependent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

30.37° N, 79.99° EElevation 7,434 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,434 m
Mid-mountain6,830 m
Valley6,234 m

Freezing level in October: 5,200 m

iThe mountain

Sunanda Devi in brief

Sunanda Devi rises to 7,434 m in the Garhwal Himalayas, India. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 260 m.

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 July to August.

Facts

Elevation: 7,434 m · 24,390 ft
Prominence: 260 m
Range: Garhwal Himalayas
Country: India
Coordinates: 30.3667, 79.9944
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 Sunanda Devi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Sunanda Devi by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-22°	-21°	-17°	-13°	-8°	-1°	2°	2°	-2°	-9°	-14°	-18°
Average low	-32°	-31°	-27°	-23°	-17°	-10°	-4°	-4°	-10°	-20°	-25°	-28°
Precipitation	167 mm	222 mm	235 mm	166 mm	185 mm	259 mm	612 mm	598 mm	427 mm	141 mm	39 mm	85 mm
Cloud cover	33%	37%	37%	31%	23%	25%	55%	55%	27%	10%	13%	24%
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	24	22	22	25	25	25	15	15	25	25	47	35

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	3,300 m	3,450 m	4,000 m	4,700 m	5,500 m	6,600 m	7,300 m	7,250 m	6,550 m	5,200 m	4,450 m	3,900 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Sunanda Devi in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of India

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Nanda Devi	7,816 m	3,139 m	2.4 km W	-2°
Hardeol	7,151 m	1,291 m	22 km N	0°
Trisul	7,120 m	1,616 m	22 km W	1°
Tirsuli	7,074 m	674 m	24 km N	0°
Dunagiri	7,066 m	1,346 m	24 km NW	8°
Tirsuli West	7,035 m	175 m	24 km N	0°
Rishi Pahar	6,992 m	622 m	18 km N	2°
Kalanka	6,931 m	–	16 km N	1°