Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Chunta
5,100 mSnow likely Apr–Nov
Elevation5,100 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul5°average high
14.78° S, 72.57° WElevation 5,100 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,100 m
- Mid-mountain4,500 m
- Valley3,900 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Chunta in brief
Chunta rises to 5,100 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,100 m · 16,732 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -14.7836, -72.5717
- Nearest airport
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 155 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 Chunta 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 | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 456 mm | 406 mm | 371 mm | 146 mm | 33 mm | 15 mm | 16 mm | 49 mm | 58 mm | 83 mm | 91 mm | 211 mm |
| Cloud cover | 78% | 73% | 72% | 55% | 28% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 34% | 53% | 67% | 75% |
| Daylight | 12h 54 | 12h 34 | 12h 11 | 11h 46 | 11h 26 | 11h 15 | 11h 20 | 11h 37 | 12h 01 | 12h 25 | 12h 48 | 13h 00 |
| Month score | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
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 | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,200 m | 5,050 m | 4,950 m | 4,950 m | 4,950 m | 5,000 m | 5,100 m | 5,200 m | 5,250 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Chunta in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waytani | 5,430 m | – | 18 km NE | 5° |
| Waña | 5,400 m | – | 23 km NE | 4° |
| Chankuwaña | 5,331 m | – | 21 km NE | 5° |
| Huachuhuilca | 5,315 m | – | 14 km S | 5° |
| Qullpa K'uchu | 5,300 m | – | 18 km E | 5° |
| Wayunka | 5,300 m | – | 22 km NE | 5° |
| Wamanripa (Cusco) | 5,300 m | – | 22 km NE | 5° |
| Aqu Suntu | 5,243 m | – | 22 km W | 5° |