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Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Ch'ankhani
5,113 mSnow likely Apr · Aug–Sep
Elevation5,113 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul5°average high
16.78° S, 70.30° WElevation 5,113 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,113 m
- Mid-mountain4,510 m
- Valley3,913 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Ch'ankhani in brief
Ch'ankhani rises to 5,113 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,113 m · 16,775 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -16.7775, -70.3014
- Nearest airport
- Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · 142 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 Ch'ankhani 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 | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low | -4° | -4° | -4° | -6° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -6° | -6° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 187 mm | 165 mm | 122 mm | 45 mm | 9 mm | 6 mm | 5 mm | 15 mm | 20 mm | 32 mm | 42 mm | 100 mm |
| Cloud cover | 73% | 68% | 64% | 46% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 16% | 23% | 40% | 52% | 67% |
| Daylight | 13h 01 | 12h 38 | 12h 12 | 11h 43 | 11h 20 | 11h 08 | 11h 13 | 11h 33 | 12h 00 | 12h 28 | 12h 54 | 13h 07 |
| Month score | 7 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 15 |
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 | 5,350 m | 5,400 m | 5,350 m | 5,200 m | 4,950 m | 4,900 m | 4,900 m | 5,000 m | 5,150 m | 5,350 m | 5,400 m | 5,400 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | freezing | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Ch'ankhani in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qupa Phuju | 5,400 m | – | 23 km SE | 5° |
| Qurini | 5,400 m | – | 24 km NE | 5° |
| Vizcachas | 5,354 m | – | 20 km SE | 5° |
| Paxsi Awki | 5,344 m | – | 13 km E | 5° |
| Jat'ita Patxa | 5,310 m | – | 21 km NE | 5° |
| Churilaca | 5,260 m | – | 5.8 km W | 5° |
| Qhini Jamach'ini | 5,200 m | – | 20 km NE | 5° |
| Willkani | 5,200 m | – | 21 km NE | 6° |