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Andes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Churup

5,493 mSnow likely Jun · Aug
Elevation5,493 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul6°average high
9.47° S, 77.42° WElevation 5,493 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit5,493 m
  • Mid-mountain4,270 m
  • Valley · Centenario3,039 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Churup in brief

Churup rises to 5,493 m in the Andes, Ancash, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town is Centenario, 14 km to the SW at 3,039 m.

Facts

Elevation
5,493 m · 18,022 ft
Range
Andes
Region
Ancash
Country
Peru
Coordinates
-9.4681, -77.4156
Nearest airport
FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · 127 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 Churup by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°7°-3°Jan7°-2°Feb7°-2°Mar7°-3°Apr7°-4°May6°-5°Jun6°-6°Jul7°-5°Aug7°-4°Sep7°-4°Oct7°-4°Nov7°-3°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Churup by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high7°7°7°7°7°6°6°7°7°7°7°7°
Average low-3°-2°-2°-3°-4°-5°-6°-5°-4°-4°-4°-3°
Precipitation216 mm234 mm308 mm172 mm50 mm15 mm6 mm14 mm58 mm123 mm167 mm171 mm
Cloud cover74%77%78%63%41%32%27%28%47%61%68%72%
Daylight12h 3712h 2412h 1011h 5411h 4111h 3411h 3711h 4812h 0312h 1812h 3312h 40
Month score7551140535654351298

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
Snow likely Jun · Aug
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,800 m5,800 m5,800 m5,800 m5,700 m5,600 m5,500 m5,600 m5,650 m5,750 m5,750 m5,800 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snowabove 0 °C❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Churup in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Peru
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Huantsán6,369 m1,633 m13 km SE6°
Chinchey6,309 m–13 km NE3°
Palcaraju6,274 m–12 km NE1°
Copa6,222 m–23 km N1°
Ranrapalca6,162 m–6.5 km N3°
Pucaranra6,147 m–11 km NE3°
Tocllaraju6,032 m–13 km N4°
Ocshapalca5,888 m288 m7.0 km N4°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Centenario
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Centenario

Ancash · 14 km SW
16°Oct high
5wet days
72score
Centenario
Huaraz
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Huaraz

Ancash · 14 km SW
16°Oct high
5wet days
72score
Huaraz
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Anta

Ancash · 24 km NW
18°Oct high
7wet days
76score
Anta
Huari
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Huari

Ancash · 30 km NE
16°Oct high
11wet days
56score
Huari
Around here

Centenario and around

Centenario
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Centenario

Ancash · Peru
Jun–Augbest months
16°July high
3,039 maltitude
Centenario

Nature

Lake Radian
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8.4 km N

Lake Radian

Lake · 3,899 m
Lake Radian
Willcacocha
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8.9 km S

Willcacocha

Lake
Willcacocha
Lake Mullaca
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11 km NE

Lake Mullaca

Lake
Lake Mullaca

Mountains

Huantsán
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24 km E

Huantsán

6,369 m · Cordillera Blanca
Huantsán
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27 km NE

Chinchey

6,309 m · Cordillera Blanca
Chinchey
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24 km NE

Palcaraju

6,274 m · Cordillera Blanca
Palcaraju

Heritage

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4.3 km NE

Willkawayin

cultural heritage of Peru
Willkawayin

Museums

Archaeological Museum of Ancash
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1.5 km S

Archaeological Museum of Ancash

1935
Archaeological Museum of Ancash
Sala de exhibición del Monumento Arqueológico de Willkawaín
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4.3 km NE

Sala de exhibición del Monumento Arqueológico de Willkawaín

Sala de exhibición del Monumento Arqueológico de Willkawaín