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Andes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Copap
5,570 mSnow likely Jun–Aug
Elevation5,570 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul6°average high
9.28° S, 77.33° WElevation 5,570 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,570 m
- Mid-mountain4,330 m
- Valley · Huari3,091 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Copap in brief
Copap rises to 5,570 m in the Andes, Ancash, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Huari, 19 km to the E at 3,091 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 Copap 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 | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 237 mm | 263 mm | 326 mm | 188 mm | 61 mm | 23 mm | 12 mm | 21 mm | 74 mm | 147 mm | 183 mm | 194 mm |
| Cloud cover | 76% | 79% | 80% | 65% | 42% | 33% | 29% | 30% | 49% | 62% | 69% | 74% |
| Daylight | 12h 36 | 12h 24 | 12h 10 | 11h 54 | 11h 42 | 11h 35 | 11h 38 | 11h 48 | 12h 03 | 12h 18 | 12h 32 | 12h 40 |
| Month score | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
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 | 6,000 m | 6,000 m | 6,000 m | 6,000 m | 5,850 m | 5,700 m | 5,650 m | 5,700 m | 5,850 m | 5,900 m | 5,950 m | 6,000 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
Copap in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinchey | 6,309 m | – | 11 km S | 3° |
| Palcaraju | 6,274 m | – | 10 km SW | 1° |
| Copa | 6,222 m | – | 16 km W | 1° |
| Ranrapalca | 6,162 m | – | 17 km SW | 3° |
| Pucaranra | 6,147 m | – | 12 km S | 3° |
| Hualcán | 6,125 m | – | 22 km NW | 1° |
| Tocllaraju | 6,032 m | – | 11 km SW | 4° |
| Ocshapalca | 5,888 m | 288 m | 18 km SW | 4° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Anta
Ancash · 30 km W
18°Oct high
7wet days
76score
Around here
Huari and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Maria Jiray Falls
Waterfall
