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Andes · Puno · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Chapi
5,400 mSnow likely Apr–Oct
Elevation5,400 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul3°average high
14.63° S, 69.35° WElevation 5,400 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,400 m
- Mid-mountain5,210 m
- Valley · La Rinconada5,022 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Chapi in brief
Chapi rises to 5,400 m in the Andes, Puno, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 5°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town in the atlas is La Rinconada, 11 km to the W at 5,022 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 Chapi 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 | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | -3° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 413 mm | 349 mm | 275 mm | 175 mm | 95 mm | 64 mm | 56 mm | 80 mm | 122 mm | 204 mm | 228 mm | 336 mm |
| Cloud cover | 85% | 82% | 77% | 59% | 34% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 40% | 62% | 76% | 83% |
| Daylight | 12h 54 | 12h 34 | 12h 11 | 11h 46 | 11h 26 | 11h 16 | 11h 20 | 11h 37 | 12h 01 | 12h 25 | 12h 47 | 12h 59 |
| Month score | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
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 | 5,600 m | 5,600 m | 5,600 m | 5,500 m | 5,400 m | 5,250 m | 5,150 m | 5,200 m | 5,300 m | 5,500 m | 5,600 m | 5,650 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Chapi in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaupi Orco | 6,044 m | 1,537 m | 13 km E | -1° |
| Sorapata | 6,000 m | – | 13 km E | 0° |
| Ananea Grande | 5,852 m | – | 3.9 km NW | 1° |
| Palomani | 5,723 m | – | 15 km SE | 2° |
| Machu Such'i Qhuchi | 5,723 m | – | 21 km SE | 2° |
| Salluyu | 5,650 m | – | 13 km E | 0° |
| Nevado Soral | 5,539 m | – | 21 km SE | 1° |
| Ichocollo (Bolivia-Peru) | 5,423 m | – | 11 km SE | 2° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
La Rinconada and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Rinconada Lake
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Parinani
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Suches Lake
Lake · 4,605 m
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Sorapata
6,000 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ananea Grande
5,852 m · Andes