Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Lhotse

8,516 mNepal / China borderMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation8,516 mabove sea level

Prominence610 mindependent height

Isolation2.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-8°average high

27.96° N, 86.93° EElevation 8,516 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit8,516 m
Mid-mountain7,140 m
Valley · Dhusum5,754 m

Freezing level in October: 5,100 m

iThe mountain

Lhotse in brief

Lhotse rises to 8,516 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 610 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -8°, 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, 8.8 km to the SW at 5,754 m.

Facts

Elevation: 8,516 m · 27,940 ft
Prominence: 610 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 27.9617, 86.9333
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 37 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 Lhotse by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Lhotse by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-30°	-29°	-26°	-21°	-14°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-11°	-17°	-23°	-26°
Average low	-40°	-41°	-37°	-31°	-24°	-16°	-14°	-14°	-18°	-27°	-34°	-37°
Precipitation	39 mm	61 mm	72 mm	104 mm	182 mm	401 mm	644 mm	631 mm	395 mm	89 mm	18 mm	18 mm
Cloud cover	12%	14%	17%	22%	21%	39%	73%	71%	43%	10%	7%	9%
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	47	41	38	29	25	21	7	8	20	34	53	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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,100 m	3,100 m	3,700 m	4,500 m	5,600 m	6,550 m	6,850 m	6,850 m	6,350 m	5,100 m	4,150 m	3,650 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Lhotse in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	3.0 km N	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	2.7 km N	-11°
Makalu	8,485 m	2,378 m	17 km SE	-7°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	3.7 km E	-2°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	1.1 km E	-7°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	2.1 km SE	-5°
Gyachung Kang	7,952 m	672 m	24 km NW	-4°
Nuptse	7,861 m	305 m	4.3 km W	-4°