Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ch'aqu

5,000 mSnow likely Jun–Aug

Elevation5,000 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation5.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul7°average high

13.88° S, 71.37° WElevation 5,000 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ch'aqu in brief

Ch'aqu rises to 5,000 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, 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 Checacupe, 19 km to the SW at 3,445 m.

Elevation: 5,000 m · 16,404 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.8783, -71.3672
Nearest airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 73 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 Ch'aqu by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	7°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	8°
Average low	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-4°	-5°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-2°	-1°	-1°
Precipitation	337 mm	290 mm	270 mm	102 mm	24 mm	18 mm	16 mm	27 mm	47 mm	124 mm	169 mm	259 mm
Cloud cover	84%	81%	79%	62%	33%	24%	20%	23%	40%	64%	77%	84%
Daylight	12h 51	12h 32	12h 11	11h 47	11h 29	11h 19	11h 23	11h 39	12h 01	12h 24	12h 45	12h 56
Month score	3	4	5	17	50	53	54	51	41	11	5	3

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	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,450 m	5,250 m	5,100 m	5,050 m	5,150 m	5,300 m	5,500 m	5,550 m	5,550 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
Ausangate	6,384 m	2,085 m	18 km NE	-2°
Huasacocha	5,400 m	–	8.3 km NE	4°
Huampuni	5,248 m	–	23 km SE	5°
Jatun Punta	5,200 m	–	24 km NE	3°
Othaña	5,200 m	–	24 km E	4°
Orco Puñuna	5,200 m	–	24 km E	4°
Pucajasa	5,165 m	–	24 km E	4°
Chachacomayoc	5,100 m	–	5.7 km SE	6°