Andes · Huancavelica · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chapi Urqu

4,800 mSnow likely Jun–Aug

Elevation4,800 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul6°average high

13.07° S, 74.96° WElevation 4,800 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Chapi Urqu in brief

Chapi Urqu rises to 4,800 m in the Andes, Huancavelica, 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 Huancavelica, 32 km to the N at 3,990 m.

Elevation: 4,800 m · 15,748 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Huancavelica
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.0750, -74.9606
Nearest airport: Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · 82 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 Chapi Urqu by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	7°	7°	8°	9°	8°
Average low	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-2°
Precipitation	218 mm	220 mm	207 mm	85 mm	35 mm	23 mm	28 mm	42 mm	66 mm	135 mm	112 mm	194 mm
Cloud cover	69%	72%	72%	59%	36%	30%	26%	31%	41%	56%	61%	66%
Daylight	12h 49	12h 31	12h 11	11h 49	11h 31	11h 22	11h 25	11h 40	12h 01	12h 23	12h 43	12h 53
Month score	9	8	8	23	46	52	50	46	35	14	14	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

Snow likely Jun–Aug

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,300 m	5,300 m	5,350 m	5,250 m	5,100 m	4,950 m	4,900 m	4,950 m	5,050 m	5,200 m	5,250 m	5,300 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Wamanrasu	5,304 m	–	20 km NW	5°
Antarasu	5,180 m	–	24 km NW	5°
Ccarhuarazo (Huancavelica)	5,169 m	–	15 km NW	5°
Puka Punta (Huancavelica)	5,136 m	–	10 km NW	5°
Yawarqucha (Huancavelica)	5,100 m	–	8.1 km S	5°
Yana Chuku	5,058 m	–	11 km SE	5°
Inqhana	5,050 m	–	4.0 km SW	6°
Llipllina	5,050 m	–	13 km SE	5°