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Kirat ChuliHimalayas · Sikkim · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Zemu Gap Peak
7,780 mSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation7,780 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul2°average high
27.69° N, 88.17° EElevation 7,780 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit7,780 m
- Mid-mountain7,180 m
- Valley6,580 m
Freezing level in October: 6,850 m
iThe mountain
Zemu Gap Peak in brief
Zemu Gap Peak rises to 7,780 m in the Himalayas, 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.
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 Zemu Gap Peak 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° | -15° | -11° | -6° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation | 77 mm | 106 mm | 176 mm | 300 mm | 383 mm | 596 mm | 875 mm | 807 mm | 600 mm | 240 mm | 57 mm | 53 mm |
| Cloud cover | 18% | 22% | 22% | 26% | 33% | 58% | 76% | 75% | 55% | 27% | 17% | 16% |
| Daylight | 10h 34 | 11h 13 | 11h 58 | 12h 49 | 13h 30 | 13h 53 | 13h 44 | 13h 09 | 12h 21 | 11h 32 | 10h 48 | 10h 24 |
| Month score | 37 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 42 | 43 |
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 | 5,550 m | 5,550 m | 5,950 m | 6,500 m | 7,150 m | 7,650 m | 7,800 m | 7,800 m | 7,500 m | 6,850 m | 6,250 m | 5,850 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Zemu Gap Peak in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of IndiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchenjunga | 8,586 m | 3,922 m | 3.1 km NW | 1° |
| Kanchenjunga West | 8,505 m | 135 m | 4.2 km NW | 1° |
| Kangchenjunga South | 8,476 m | 76 m | 2.0 km W | 2° |
| Kangbachen | 7,902 m | 103 m | 7.0 km NW | -1° |
| Jannu | 7,711 m | 1,036 m | 14 km W | 3° |
| Jongsong Peak | 7,462 m | 1,256 m | 22 km N | -6° |
| Kabru | 7,412 m | 720 m | 8.0 km SW | 5° |
| Kirat Chuli | 7,365 m | 1,168 m | 11 km N | 1° |
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Yuksom and around
Nature
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kanchenjunga West
8,505 m · Himalayas
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