Gandaki Pradesh · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pangpoche

6,620 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation6,620 mabove sea level

Prominence1,622 mindependent height

Isolation14 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul3°average high

28.62° N, 84.68° EElevation 6,620 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit6,620 m
Mid-mountain4,400 m
Valley · Bagarchhap2,176 m

Freezing level in October: 4,850 m

iThe mountain

Pangpoche in brief

Pangpoche rises to 6,620 m, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,622 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 3°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to August.

The nearest town in the atlas is Himalchuli, 21 km to the S at 7,498 m.

Facts

Elevation: 6,620 m · 21,719 ft
Prominence: 1,622 m
Region: Gandaki Pradesh
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.6225, 84.6775
Nearest airport: Pokhara International Airport (PHH) · 81 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 Pangpoche by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Pangpoche by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-18°	-18°	-14°	-10°	-5°	1°	3°	3°	0°	-6°	-11°	-14°
Average low	-28°	-27°	-24°	-20°	-14°	-7°	-3°	-4°	-8°	-17°	-23°	-25°
Precipitation	79 mm	126 mm	189 mm	172 mm	164 mm	318 mm	483 mm	474 mm	334 mm	115 mm	33 mm	37 mm
Cloud cover	25%	29%	27%	28%	30%	48%	72%	70%	46%	19%	14%	18%
Daylight	10h 31	11h 11	11h 58	12h 50	13h 34	13h 57	13h 48	13h 11	12h 22	11h 31	10h 45	10h 20
Month score	36	25	25	25	25	18	8	8	18	26	49	48

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	3,200 m	3,650 m	4,250 m	5,100 m	6,150 m	6,550 m	6,500 m	6,000 m	4,850 m	4,050 m	3,550 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Pangpoche in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Manaslu	8,163 m	3,092 m	14 km SW	-4°
Himalchuli	7,893 m	1,633 m	21 km S	-3°
Ngadi Chuli	7,871 m	1,020 m	17 km SW	-2°
Thulagi Chuli	7,059 m	699 m	19 km SW	1°
Panbari	6,887 m	775 m	22 km NW	0°
Himāl Chūli	6,256 m	–	21 km S	-3°