Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pumori

7,161 mNepal / China borderMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,161 mabove sea level

Prominence1,278 mindependent height

Isolation8.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul0°average high

28.02° N, 86.83° EElevation 7,161 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,161 m
Mid-mountain6,060 m
Valley · Lobuche4,949 m

Freezing level in October: 5,300 m

iThe mountain

Pumori in brief

Pumori rises to 7,161 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,278 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 0°, 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 Lobuche, 7.7 km to the S at 4,949 m.

Facts

Elevation: 7,161 m · 23,494 ft
Prominence: 1,278 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.0156, 86.8281
Nearest airport: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) · 38 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 Pumori by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Pumori by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-18°	-18°	-15°	-10°	-5°	0°	0°	0°	-2°	-7°	-12°	-15°
Average low	-29°	-29°	-25°	-21°	-14°	-8°	-6°	-6°	-9°	-17°	-22°	-25°
Precipitation	30 mm	42 mm	48 mm	66 mm	115 mm	301 mm	543 mm	535 mm	301 mm	60 mm	12 mm	15 mm
Cloud cover	17%	19%	21%	24%	25%	44%	73%	71%	46%	16%	11%	13%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 31	13h 54	13h 46	13h 10	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	50	46	45	40	26	19	7	8	18	42	55	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–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,550 m	3,500 m	4,050 m	4,750 m	5,650 m	6,500 m	6,700 m	6,700 m	6,300 m	5,300 m	4,550 m	4,100 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Pumori in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	10 km E	-11°
South Summit	8,749 m	10 m	10 km E	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	12 km SE	-8°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	15 km SE	-2°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	13 km SE	-7°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	14 km SE	-5°
Cho Oyu	8,188 m	2,344 m	19 km NW	-6°
Gyachung Kang	7,952 m	672 m	12 km NW	-4°