Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt · Tlaxcala · MexicoSummit weather, forecast and climate

Malinche

Volcano4,420 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation4,420 mabove sea level

Prominence1,920 mindependent height

Isolation64 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

19.23° N, 98.03° WElevation 4,420 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit4,420 m
Mid-mountain3,560 m
Valley · Los Pilares2,691 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Malinche in brief

Malinche rises to 4,420 m in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,920 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Los Pilares, 10 km to the NE at 2,691 m.

Facts

Elevation: 4,420 m · 14,501 ft
Prominence: 1,920 m
Range: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Region: Tlaxcala
Country: Mexico
Coordinates: 19.2308, -98.0319
Nearest airport: Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) · 37 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 Malinche by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Malinche by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	10°	12°	14°	16°	16°	14°	13°	13°	12°	11°	11°	10°
Average low	-5°	-3°	-1°	1°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	0°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation	14 mm	18 mm	22 mm	55 mm	116 mm	207 mm	176 mm	182 mm	174 mm	86 mm	16 mm	9 mm
Cloud cover	22%	19%	20%	25%	32%	54%	54%	53%	55%	39%	24%	23%
Daylight	11h 06	11h 31	12h 01	12h 35	13h 02	13h 17	13h 11	12h 47	12h 15	11h 43	11h 14	10h 59
Month score	54	61	73	74	56	35	28	30	24	37	58	56

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	4,800 m	5,050 m	5,400 m	5,750 m	5,850 m	5,700 m	5,500 m	5,550 m	5,450 m	5,300 m	5,050 m	4,850 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C