Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Hungchi

7,029 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,029 mabove sea level

Prominence876 mindependent height

Isolation7.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul0°average high

28.04° N, 86.76° EElevation 7,029 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,029 m
Mid-mountain5,900 m
Valley · Gokyo4,770 m

Freezing level in October: 5,200 m

iThe mountain

Hungchi in brief

Hungchi rises to 7,029 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 876 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, June is the mildest month with average highs of 0°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

The nearest town in the atlas is Gokyo, 11 km to the SW at 4,770 m.

Facts

Elevation: 7,029 m · 23,061 ft
Prominence: 876 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.0351, 86.7588
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 39 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 Hungchi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Hungchi by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-18°	-19°	-15°	-11°	-5°	0°	0°	0°	-2°	-7°	-12°	-15°
Average low	-29°	-29°	-26°	-21°	-14°	-8°	-6°	-6°	-9°	-17°	-22°	-25°
Precipitation	26 mm	36 mm	40 mm	53 mm	92 mm	261 mm	493 mm	486 mm	261 mm	49 mm	10 mm	14 mm
Cloud cover	16%	18%	20%	24%	23%	41%	73%	70%	45%	13%	9%	12%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 32	13h 54	13h 46	13h 10	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	51	48	47	43	33	20	7	8	19	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	3,400 m	3,350 m	3,900 m	4,600 m	5,500 m	6,400 m	6,550 m	6,550 m	6,150 m	5,200 m	4,450 m	3,950 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Hungchi in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	17 km E	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	17 km E	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	19 km SE	-8°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	22 km E	-2°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	20 km SE	-7°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	21 km SE	-5°
Cho Oyu	8,188 m	2,344 m	12 km NW	-6°
Gyachung Kang	7,952 m	672 m	7.2 km N	-4°