Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Makalu

8,485 mNepal / China borderUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation8,485 mabove sea level

Prominence2,378 mindependent height

Isolation17 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-7°average high

27.89° N, 87.09° EElevation 8,485 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit8,485 m
Mid-mountain7,120 m
Valley · Dhusum5,754 m

Freezing level in October: 5,050 m

iThe mountain

Makalu in brief

Makalu rises to 8,485 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,378 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -6°, 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, 21 km to the W at 5,754 m.

Facts

Elevation: 8,485 m · 27,838 ft
Prominence: 2,378 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 27.8892, 87.0886
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 42 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 Makalu by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Makalu by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-30°	-29°	-25°	-20°	-14°	-9°	-7°	-6°	-10°	-17°	-23°	-27°
Average low	-42°	-42°	-38°	-32°	-24°	-16°	-13°	-13°	-17°	-28°	-35°	-39°
Precipitation	83 mm	152 mm	201 mm	297 mm	479 mm	784 mm	970 mm	929 mm	698 mm	212 mm	48 mm	39 mm
Cloud cover	14%	16%	18%	23%	22%	40%	73%	71%	44%	12%	8%	10%
Daylight	10h 34	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 31	13h 54	13h 45	13h 09	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	35	25	25	25	25	21	7	8	19	25	45	47

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	2,950 m	3,000 m	3,600 m	4,450 m	5,550 m	6,600 m	7,000 m	7,000 m	6,400 m	5,050 m	4,000 m	3,400 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Makalu in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	19 km NW	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	19 km NW	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	17 km NW	-8°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	14 km NW	-2°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	15 km NW	-5°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	16 km NW	-7°
Nuptse	7,861 m	305 m	21 km NW	-4°
Chomo Lonzo	7,804 m	590 m	4.9 km NE	-5°