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Andes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cayesh

5,721 m
Elevation5,721 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
9.44° S, 77.30° WElevation 5,721 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit5,721 m
  • Mid-mountain4,410 m
  • Valley · Huari3,091 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Cayesh in brief

Cayesh rises to 5,721 m in the Andes, Ancash, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town is Huari, 17 km to the NE at 3,091 m.

Facts

Elevation
5,721 m · 18,770 ft
Range
Andes
Region
Ancash
Country
Peru
Coordinates
-9.4393, -77.2997
Nearest airport
Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · 130 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 Cayesh by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°9°-1°Jan8°-1°Feb8°-1°Mar9°-1°Apr8°-3°May7°-3°Jun7°-4°Jul8°-4°Aug8°-3°Sep9°-2°Oct9°-2°Nov9°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Cayesh by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high9°8°8°9°8°7°7°8°8°9°9°9°
Average low-1°-1°-1°-1°-3°-3°-4°-4°-3°-2°-2°-2°
Precipitation248 mm272 mm348 mm206 mm64 mm23 mm12 mm21 mm74 mm147 mm193 mm204 mm
Cloud cover74%78%78%65%44%37%32%32%51%63%67%71%
Daylight12h 3712h 2412h 1011h 5411h 4111h 3511h 3711h 4812h 0312h 1812h 3312h 40
Month score75510354954512911108

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level6,250 m6,300 m6,300 m6,250 m6,150 m6,000 m5,950 m6,000 m6,100 m6,200 m6,250 m6,250 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Cayesh in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Peru
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Huantsán6,369 m1,633 m8.6 km S6°
Chinchey6,309 m–7.1 km NW3°
Palcaraju6,274 m–11 km NW1°
Ranrapalca6,162 m–13 km W3°
Pucaranra6,147 m–7.7 km NW3°
Tocllaraju6,032 m–15 km NW4°
Ocshapalca5,888 m288 m15 km W4°
San Juan5,843 m–4.7 km SW5°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Huari
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Huari

Ancash · 17 km NE
16°Oct high
11wet days
56score
Huari
Centenario
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Centenario

Ancash · 27 km W
16°Oct high
5wet days
72score
Centenario
Huaraz
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Huaraz

Ancash · 27 km W
16°Oct high
5wet days
72score
Huaraz
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Anta

Ancash · 34 km W
18°Oct high
7wet days
76score
Anta
Around here

Huari and around

Huari
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Huari

Ancash · Peru
Jul–Sepbest months
15°July high
3,091 maltitude
Huari

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
3.7 km W

Maria Jiray Falls

Waterfall
Maria Jiray Falls
Lake Purhuay
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5.9 km NW

Lake Purhuay

Lake · 3,480 m
Lake Purhuay
Reparin
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5.7 km N

Reparin

Lake · 3,420 m
Reparin

Mountains

Huantsán
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24 km SW

Huantsán

6,369 m · Cordillera Blanca
Huantsán
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18 km W

Chinchey

6,309 m · Cordillera Blanca
Chinchey
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
22 km W

Palcaraju

6,274 m · Cordillera Blanca
Palcaraju