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Andes · Tacna · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Achacollo
5,690 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation5,690 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation14 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul3°average high
17.56° S, 69.87° WElevation 5,690 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,690 m
- Mid-mountain4,390 m
- Valley · Tarata3,083 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Achacollo in brief
Achacollo rises to 5,690 m in the Andes, Tacna, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Tarata, 20 km to the NW at 3,083 m.
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 Achacollo by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 6° | 5° |
| Average low | -4° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 148 mm | 132 mm | 89 mm | 14 mm | 3 mm | 3 mm | 5 mm | 5 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | 18 mm | 53 mm |
| Cloud cover | 72% | 66% | 60% | 43% | 21% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 36% | 48% | 64% |
| Daylight | 13h 04 | 12h 40 | 12h 12 | 11h 42 | 11h 18 | 11h 05 | 11h 10 | 11h 31 | 11h 59 | 12h 29 | 12h 56 | 13h 10 |
| Month score | 8 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 29 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 5,650 m | 5,700 m | 5,650 m | 5,650 m | 5,600 m | 5,450 m | 5,400 m | 5,550 m | 5,650 m | 5,850 m | 5,850 m | 5,800 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Achacollo in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacora | 5,988 m | 1,700 m | 20 km SE | 4° |
| Chupiquiña | 5,789 m | – | 14 km SE | 3° |
| Iñuma | 5,675 m | – | 12 km N | 3° |
| Casiri | 5,650 m | – | 12 km NE | 4° |
| Auquitaipe | 5,600 m | – | 9.4 km N | 3° |
| Huancune | 5,567 m | – | 9.3 km E | 3° |
| Coruña | 5,453 m | – | 8.6 km N | 3° |
| Ancochaullane | 5,300 m | – | 8.8 km E | 3° |
Around here
Tarata and around
Nature
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Laguna Casiri
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Caparaja
Lake
Mountains
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Tacora
5,988 m · Cordillera Occidental
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chupiquiña
5,789 m · Cordillera Occidental