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Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Collpacaca
5,000 mSnow likely May–Sep
Elevation5,000 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul4°average high
13.70° S, 71.03° WElevation 5,000 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,000 m
- Mid-mountain4,400 m
- Valley3,800 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Collpacaca in brief
Collpacaca rises to 5,000 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
- 5,000 m · 16,404 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -13.6994, -71.0342
- Nearest airport
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 99 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 Collpacaca 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° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -3° | -2° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 536 mm | 466 mm | 415 mm | 228 mm | 119 mm | 108 mm | 90 mm | 108 mm | 143 mm | 263 mm | 302 mm | 434 mm |
| Cloud cover | 82% | 81% | 80% | 66% | 38% | 28% | 28% | 36% | 53% | 68% | 76% | 80% |
| Daylight | 12h 51 | 12h 32 | 12h 11 | 11h 48 | 11h 29 | 11h 19 | 11h 23 | 11h 39 | 12h 01 | 12h 24 | 12h 45 | 12h 56 |
| Month score | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
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 | 5,250 m | 5,250 m | 5,300 m | 5,250 m | 5,100 m | 4,900 m | 4,800 m | 4,850 m | 5,000 m | 5,250 m | 5,350 m | 5,300 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Collpacaca in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausangate | 6,384 m | 2,085 m | 23 km SW | -2° |
| Callangate | 6,110 m | – | 12 km SW | 0° |
| Chumpe | 6,106 m | – | 5.9 km SW | -2° |
| Alcamarinayoc | 6,102 m | – | 6.5 km W | -1° |
| Jatunhuma | 6,093 m | – | 12 km SW | 0° |
| Yayamari | 6,049 m | – | 9.4 km SE | -1° |
| Huiscachani | 6,000 m | – | 5.1 km W | -1° |
| Huila Aje | 5,900 m | – | 12 km SE | 0° |