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Lhotse
MakaluHimalayas · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate
Lhotse Middle
8,410 mNepal / China borderSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation8,410 mabove sea level
Prominence60 mindependent height
Isolation3.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul-2°average high
27.96° N, 86.97° EElevation 8,410 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit8,410 m
- Mid-mountain7,080 m
- Valley · Dhusum5,754 m
Freezing level in October: 6,150 m
iThe mountain
Lhotse Middle in brief
Lhotse Middle rises to 8,410 m in the Himalayas, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 60 m.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -1°, 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 Dhusum, 12 km to the SW at 5,754 m.
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 Lhotse Middle by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -21° | -20° | -17° | -12° | -7° | -3° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -10° | -14° | -17° |
| Average low | -32° | -32° | -28° | -23° | -16° | -10° | -7° | -7° | -11° | -19° | -25° | -28° |
| Precipitation | 44 mm | 70 mm | 84 mm | 123 mm | 211 mm | 436 mm | 670 mm | 660 mm | 428 mm | 102 mm | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Cloud cover | 16% | 17% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 42% | 73% | 71% | 45% | 14% | 9% | 12% |
| Daylight | 10h 33 | 11h 12 | 11h 58 | 12h 49 | 13h 31 | 13h 54 | 13h 45 | 13h 10 | 12h 21 | 11h 32 | 10h 47 | 10h 23 |
| Month score | 46 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 52 | 53 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 4,350 m | 4,400 m | 4,950 m | 5,650 m | 6,600 m | 7,450 m | 7,750 m | 7,750 m | 7,300 m | 6,150 m | 5,350 m | 4,850 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Lhotse Middle in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of NepalPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everest | 8,849 m | 8,849 m | 5.5 km NW | -11° |
| South Summit | 8,749 m | 10 m | 5.2 km NW | -11° |
| Lhotse | 8,516 m | 610 m | 3.7 km W | -8° |
| Makalu | 8,485 m | 2,378 m | 14 km SE | -7° |
| Lo-tzu-sha Feng | 8,383 m | – | 2.4 km SW | -5° |
| Lhotse Shar | 8,383 m | 86 m | 2.8 km W | -7° |
| Nuptse | 7,861 m | 305 m | 8.0 km W | -4° |
| Chomo Lonzo | 7,804 m | 590 m | 14 km E | -5° |
Around here
Dhusum and around
Nature
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