Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Gyachung Kang

7,952 mNepal / China borderMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,952 mabove sea level

Prominence672 mindependent height

Isolation8.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-4°average high

28.10° N, 86.74° EElevation 7,952 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,952 m
Mid-mountain6,360 m
Valley · Gokyo4,770 m

Freezing level in October: 5,300 m

iThe mountain

Gyachung Kang in brief

Gyachung Kang rises to 7,952 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 672 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of -4°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

The summit lies on the border between Nepal and China, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town in the atlas is Gokyo, 17 km to the S at 4,770 m.

Facts

Elevation: 7,952 m · 26,089 ft
Prominence: 672 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.0981, 86.7422
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 46 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 Gyachung Kang by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Gyachung Kang by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-25°	-25°	-21°	-16°	-10°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-7°	-12°	-18°	-21°
Average low	-35°	-36°	-32°	-27°	-20°	-12°	-10°	-10°	-14°	-22°	-29°	-32°
Precipitation	26 mm	36 mm	38 mm	47 mm	80 mm	236 mm	466 mm	459 mm	241 mm	47 mm	10 mm	14 mm
Cloud cover	15%	17%	19%	23%	21%	39%	72%	70%	42%	12%	8%	11%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 32	13h 55	13h 46	13h 10	12h 21	11h 32	10h 46	10h 22
Month score	51	48	48	45	36	21	8	8	20	45	55	54

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	3,300 m	3,850 m	4,600 m	5,650 m	6,700 m	6,850 m	6,800 m	6,350 m	5,300 m	4,400 m	3,900 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Gyachung Kang in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	22 km SE	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	22 km SE	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	24 km SE	-8°
Cho Oyu	8,188 m	2,344 m	8.0 km W	-6°
Tenzing Peak	7,916 m	171 m	5.7 km W	-4°
Nuptse	7,861 m	305 m	21 km SE	-4°
Ngozumpa Kang II	7,720 m	–	3.6 km W	-3°
Hillary Peak	7,681 m	–	23 km SE	-8°