Dhaulagiri Himal · Gandaki Pradesh · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Tukuche Peak

6,920 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Elevation6,920 mabove sea level

Prominence1,043 mindependent height

Isolation8.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul6°average high

28.75° N, 83.56° EElevation 6,920 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit6,920 m
Mid-mountain4,860 m
Valley · Jomsom2,800 m

Freezing level in October: 5,600 m

iThe mountain

Tukuche Peak in brief

Tukuche Peak rises to 6,920 m in the Dhaulagiri Himal, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,043 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 6°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.

The nearest town in the atlas is Jomsom, 18 km to the E at 2,800 m.

Facts

Elevation: 6,920 m · 22,703 ft
Prominence: 1,043 m
Range: Dhaulagiri Himal
Region: Gandaki Pradesh
Country: Nepal
Coordinates: 28.7455, 83.5577
Nearest airport: Pokhara Domestic Airport (PKR) · 73 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 Tukuche Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Tukuche Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-15°	-15°	-11°	-6°	-2°	4°	6°	5°	3°	-3°	-7°	-11°
Average low	-26°	-26°	-23°	-19°	-13°	-5°	-1°	-1°	-5°	-14°	-19°	-23°
Precipitation	45 mm	64 mm	112 mm	106 mm	157 mm	333 mm	574 mm	551 mm	344 mm	103 mm	28 mm	30 mm
Cloud cover	18%	20%	20%	19%	20%	41%	70%	70%	44%	14%	10%	13%
Daylight	10h 30	11h 11	11h 58	12h 50	13h 34	13h 58	13h 49	13h 12	12h 22	11h 31	10h 44	10h 19
Month score	46	40	27	29	25	20	8	8	19	30	50	50

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	3,750 m	3,800 m	4,300 m	4,950 m	5,850 m	6,850 m	7,300 m	7,250 m	6,750 m	5,600 m	4,900 m	4,350 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Tukuche Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Nepal

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Dhaulagiri	8,167 m	3,357 m	8.6 km SW	-3°
Dhaulagiri II	7,751 m	2,391 m	17 km W	5°
Dhaulagiri IV	7,661 m	–	24 km W	-2°
Dhaulagiri V	7,618 m	–	19 km W	4°
Nilgiri North	7,061 m	841 m	19 km E	3°
Nilgiri Himal	7,061 m	–	19 km E	3°
Nilgiri South	6,839 m	609 m	20 km SE	5°
Sita Chuchura	6,611 m	111 m	8.3 km NW	5°