Mahalangur Himal · Koshi · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

South Summit

8,749 mNepal / China borderSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation8,749 mabove sea level

Prominence10 mindependent height

Isolation0.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-11°average high

27.98° N, 86.93° EElevation 8,749 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit8,749 m
Mid-mountain7,250 m
Valley · Dhusum5,754 m

Freezing level in October: 4,800 m

iThe mountain

South Summit in brief

South Summit rises to 8,749 m in the Mahalangur Himal, Koshi, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 10 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -11°, 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, 10 km to the SW at 5,754 m.

Facts

Elevation: 8,749 m · 28,704 ft
Prominence: 10 m
Range: Mahalangur Himal
Region: Koshi
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 27.9850, 86.9258
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 South Summit by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for South Summit by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-34°	-33°	-29°	-24°	-18°	-12°	-11°	-11°	-14°	-21°	-27°	-30°
Average low	-44°	-44°	-41°	-35°	-27°	-19°	-16°	-17°	-20°	-30°	-37°	-41°
Precipitation	38 mm	57 mm	67 mm	95 mm	166 mm	371 mm	610 mm	602 mm	373 mm	84 mm	17 mm	18 mm
Cloud cover	12%	14%	17%	22%	21%	39%	73%	71%	43%	10%	7%	9%
Daylight	10h 33	11h 12	11h 58	12h 49	13h 31	13h 54	13h 45	13h 10	12h 21	11h 32	10h 47	10h 23
Month score	48	42	40	32	25	21	7	8	20	35	53	53

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	2,750 m	2,800 m	3,350 m	4,200 m	5,300 m	6,350 m	6,650 m	6,650 m	6,150 m	4,800 m	3,850 m	3,300 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

South Summit in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Everest	8,849 m	8,849 m	0.3 km N	-11°
Lhotse	8,516 m	610 m	2.7 km S	-8°
Makalu	8,485 m	2,378 m	19 km SE	-7°
Lhotse Middle	8,410 m	60 m	5.2 km SE	-2°
Lhotse Shar	8,383 m	86 m	3.4 km SE	-7°
Lo-tzu-sha Feng	8,383 m	–	4.6 km SE	-5°
Gyachung Kang	7,952 m	672 m	22 km NW	-4°
Nuptse	7,861 m	305 m	4.1 km SW	-4°