Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Nangpai Gosum

7,350 mNepal / China borderSnow likely Jan–Oct · Dec

Elevation7,350 mabove sea level

Prominence426 mindependent height

Isolation6.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

28.07° N, 86.60° EElevation 7,350 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,350 m
Mid-mountain6,060 m
Valley · Gokyo4,770 m

Freezing level in October: 5,850 m

iThe mountain

Nangpai Gosum in brief

Nangpai Gosum rises to 7,350 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 426 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 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 Gokyo, 16 km to the SE at 4,770 m.

Facts

Elevation: 7,350 m · 24,114 ft
Prominence: 426 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.0667, 86.6000
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 44 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 Nangpai Gosum by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Nangpai Gosum by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-16°	-16°	-13°	-9°	-3°	1°	2°	2°	0°	-5°	-9°	-12°
Average low	-25°	-26°	-23°	-19°	-13°	-6°	-4°	-4°	-7°	-14°	-19°	-22°
Precipitation	25 mm	36 mm	39 mm	49 mm	80 mm	243 mm	478 mm	471 mm	247 mm	45 mm	9 mm	15 mm
Cloud cover	18%	21%	24%	29%	29%	48%	77%	76%	52%	16%	11%	13%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 32	13h 55	13h 46	13h 10	12h 21	11h 32	10h 46	10h 23
Month score	51	48	47	45	36	18	5	6	16	46	56	54

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–Oct · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,200 m	4,100 m	4,550 m	5,200 m	6,100 m	7,000 m	7,200 m	7,150 m	6,750 m	5,850 m	5,150 m	4,700 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Nangpai Gosum in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Cho Oyu	8,188 m	2,344 m	6.7 km NE	-6°
Gyachung Kang	7,952 m	672 m	14 km E	-4°
Tenzing Peak	7,916 m	171 m	9.4 km NE	-4°
Ngozumpa Kang II	7,720 m	–	11 km NE	-3°
Nangpai Gosum II	7,321 m	–	under 100 m S	2°
Siguang Ri	7,308 m	650 m	12 km NE	-1°
Melungtse	7,181 m	1,570 m	19 km SW	-2°
Pumori	7,161 m	1,278 m	23 km E	0°