Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kangchungtse

7,678 mNepal / China borderSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,678 mabove sea level

Prominence251 mindependent height

Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul0°average high

27.92° N, 87.08° EElevation 7,678 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,678 m
Mid-mountain6,720 m
Valley · Dhusum5,754 m

Freezing level in October: 5,550 m

iThe mountain

Kangchungtse in brief

Kangchungtse rises to 7,678 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 251 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 0°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from August to August.

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 Dhusum, 20 km to the W at 5,754 m.

Facts

Elevation: 7,678 m · 25,190 ft
Prominence: 251 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 27.9151, 87.0786
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 43 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

Loading the latest forecast…

iiiSummit climate

The top of Kangchungtse by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kangchungtse by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-20°	-19°	-16°	-11°	-6°	-2°	0°	0°	-2°	-9°	-14°	-17°
Average low	-32°	-32°	-28°	-23°	-16°	-9°	-6°	-6°	-10°	-19°	-25°	-29°
Precipitation	67 mm	120 mm	156 mm	230 mm	373 mm	624 mm	801 mm	777 mm	574 mm	169 mm	38 mm	32 mm
Cloud cover	16%	18%	20%	24%	23%	42%	74%	71%	45%	14%	10%	12%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 31	13h 54	13h 45	13h 09	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	40	25	25	25	25	20	7	8	19	25	48	49

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	3,700 m	3,750 m	4,300 m	5,050 m	6,000 m	6,850 m	7,200 m	7,200 m	6,750 m	5,550 m	4,650 m	4,150 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Kangchungtse 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 NW	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	17 km NW	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	15 km W	-8°
Makalu	8,485 m	2,378 m	3.0 km S	-7°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	12 km NW	-2°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	13 km W	-5°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	14 km W	-7°
Nuptse	7,861 m	305 m	19 km W	-4°