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Himalayas · Gandaki Pradesh · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chamar

7,165 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation7,165 mabove sea level
Prominence2,061 mindependent height
Isolation25 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul1°average high
28.56° N, 84.95° EElevation 7,165 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit7,165 m
  • Mid-mountain6,570 m
  • Valley5,965 m

Freezing level in October: 4,600 m

iThe mountain

Chamar in brief

Chamar rises to 7,165 m in the Himalayas, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,061 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 1°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to August.

The nearest town in the atlas is Himalchuli, 33 km to the SW at 7,498 m.

Facts

Elevation
7,165 m · 23,507 ft
Prominence
2,061 m
Range
Himalayas
Region
Gandaki Pradesh
Country
Nepal
Coordinates
28.5553, 84.9453
Nearest airport
Pokhara International Airport (PHH) · 100 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 Chamar by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-45°-40°-35°-30°-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°-23°-36°Jan-22°-35°Feb-19°-31°Mar-14°-27°Apr-9°-19°May-3°-11°Jun1°-7°Jul1°-7°Aug-2°-12°Sep-10°-23°Oct-16°-31°Nov-20°-35°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Chamar by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-23°-22°-19°-14°-9°-3°1°1°-2°-10°-16°-20°
Average low-36°-35°-31°-27°-19°-11°-7°-7°-12°-23°-31°-35°
Precipitation92 mm142 mm240 mm203 mm226 mm399 mm635 mm617 mm453 mm158 mm38 mm45 mm
Cloud cover37%44%41%39%40%54%74%71%50%26%24%27%
Daylight10h 3111h 1111h 5812h 5013h 3313h 5713h 4813h 1112h 2111h 3110h 4510h 20
Month score3019202121157817254846

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level2,550 m2,750 m3,300 m4,050 m5,050 m6,100 m6,700 m6,700 m6,100 m4,600 m3,500 m2,950 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Chamar in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Ganesh NW7,118 m1,198 m22 km SE2°
Gaṇesh Six6,720 m–24 km SE3°
Langbo Kangri6,648 m–22 km E4°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Himalchuli
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Himalchuli

Gandaki Pradesh · 33 km SW
-13°Oct high
7wet days
42score
Himalchuli
Around here

Himalchuli and around

Himalchuli
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Himalchuli

Gandaki Pradesh · Nepal
Jan · Nov–Decbest months
-3°July high
7,498 maltitude
Himalchuli

Nature

Birendra Lake
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18 km N

Birendra Lake

Lake
Birendra Lake
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13 km NW

Thulagi glacier

Glacier
Thulagi glacier

Mountains

Manaslu
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14 km NW

Manaslu

8,163 m · Mansiri Himal
Manaslu
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0.6 km E

Himalchuli

7,893 m · Mansiri Himal
Himalchuli
Ngadi Chuli
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9.7 km NW

Ngadi Chuli

7,871 m · Mansiri Himal
Ngadi Chuli