Annapurna · Gandaki Pradesh · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Nilgiri South

6,839 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Elevation6,839 mabove sea level

Prominence609 mindependent height

Isolation4.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul5°average high

28.65° N, 83.73° EElevation 6,839 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit6,839 m
Mid-mountain4,820 m
Valley · Jomsom2,800 m

Freezing level in October: 5,500 m

iThe mountain

Nilgiri South in brief

Nilgiri South rises to 6,839 m in the Annapurna, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 609 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 5°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.

The nearest town in the atlas is Jomsom, 14 km to the N at 2,800 m.

Facts

Elevation: 6,839 m · 22,438 ft
Prominence: 609 m
Range: Annapurna
Region: Gandaki Pradesh
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.6548, 83.7300
Nearest airport: Pokhara Domestic Airport (PKR) · 56 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 Nilgiri South by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Nilgiri South by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-15°	-15°	-11°	-6°	-1°	4°	5°	5°	2°	-4°	-8°	-11°
Average low	-26°	-26°	-23°	-19°	-12°	-5°	-1°	-2°	-5°	-14°	-19°	-22°
Precipitation	39 mm	56 mm	98 mm	121 mm	212 mm	436 mm	705 mm	674 mm	422 mm	112 mm	24 mm	27 mm
Cloud cover	19%	21%	23%	24%	21%	37%	70%	70%	40%	11%	10%	14%
Daylight	10h 30	11h 11	11h 58	12h 50	13h 34	13h 57	13h 48	13h 11	12h 22	11h 31	10h 44	10h 20
Month score	47	43	31	25	25	22	8	8	21	27	51	51

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–Jun · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,700 m	3,700 m	4,200 m	4,900 m	5,800 m	6,750 m	7,100 m	7,050 m	6,550 m	5,500 m	4,800 m	4,250 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Nilgiri South in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Dhaulagiri	8,167 m	3,357 m	24 km W	-3°
Annapurna I	8,091 m	2,984 m	11 km SE	4°
Annapurna I Middle	8,013 m	73 m	12 km SE	4°
Annapurna I East	7,980 m	60 m	11 km SE	4°
Varaha Shikhar	7,647 m	267 m	11 km SE	5°
Gangapurna	7,455 m	563 m	24 km E	3°
Kangsar Kang	7,454 m	–	15 km E	5°
Annapurna South	7,219 m	775 m	17 km SE	7°