NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kangchenjunga Central

8,473 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation8,473 mabove sea level

Prominence33 mindependent height

Isolation0.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

27.70° N, 88.15° EElevation 8,473 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit8,473 m
Mid-mountain7,870 m
Valley7,273 m

Freezing level in October: 7,450 m

iThe mountain

Kangchenjunga Central in brief

Kangchenjunga Central rises to 8,473 m, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 33 m.

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.

Facts

Elevation: 8,473 m · 27,799 ft
Prominence: 33 m
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 27.6965, 88.1509

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 Kangchenjunga Central by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kangchenjunga Central by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-12°	-12°	-9°	-6°	-2°	1°	2°	2°	0°	-4°	-8°	-10°
Average low	-18°	-18°	-15°	-11°	-7°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-4°	-9°	-13°	-15°
Precipitation	68 mm	94 mm	157 mm	272 mm	358 mm	572 mm	848 mm	785 mm	576 mm	223 mm	52 mm	47 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	39	32	25	25	24	13	6	6	15	25	44	45

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	6,150 m	6,150 m	6,600 m	7,150 m	7,800 m	8,300 m	8,450 m	8,450 m	8,150 m	7,450 m	6,850 m	6,500 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain