Andes · Huánuco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Algay

4,425 m

Elevation4,425 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul9°average high

10.08° S, 76.39° WElevation 4,425 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Algay in brief

Algay rises to 4,425 m in the Andes, Huánuco Department, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Cayhuayna, 21 km to the NE at 1,932 m.

Elevation: 4,425 m · 14,518 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Huánuco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -10.0842, -76.3919
Nearest airport: Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · 31 km

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Algay by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°
Average low	3°	3°	3°	2°	1°	-1°	-2°	-1°	0°	1°	2°	2°
Precipitation	179 mm	180 mm	195 mm	91 mm	44 mm	24 mm	18 mm	28 mm	43 mm	86 mm	127 mm	157 mm
Cloud cover	79%	81%	82%	67%	44%	34%	30%	31%	46%	62%	72%	76%
Daylight	12h 39	12h 25	12h 10	11h 53	11h 39	11h 32	11h 35	11h 47	12h 02	12h 19	12h 34	12h 42
Month score	6	4	3	18	40	50	53	50	42	26	13	10

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	5,400 m	5,400 m	5,400 m	5,350 m	5,250 m	5,050 m	5,000 m	5,100 m	5,250 m	5,350 m	5,400 m	5,400 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Queuluacocha	4,525 m	–	1.6 km SW	9°
Qiwllaqucha (Cayrán-Chaulán)	4,200 m	–	5.5 km N	10°
Munti Wasi	4,125 m	–	8.6 km N	11°
Wallpa Wasi	4,000 m	–	7.5 km N	11°