Raura mountain range · Lima region · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cule

5,580 mSnow likely May–Dec

Elevation5,580 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation3.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul5°average high

10.44° S, 76.79° WElevation 5,580 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Cule in brief

Cule rises to 5,580 m in the Raura mountain range, Lima region, 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 Oyón, 25 km to the S at 3,617 m.

Elevation: 5,580 m · 18,307 ft
Range: Raura mountain range
Region: Lima region
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -10.4438, -76.7858
Nearest airport: Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · 89 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 Cule by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-4°
Precipitation	219 mm	231 mm	260 mm	126 mm	43 mm	18 mm	14 mm	28 mm	54 mm	114 mm	138 mm	189 mm
Cloud cover	76%	77%	78%	62%	38%	28%	23%	25%	42%	59%	67%	72%
Daylight	12h 40	12h 26	12h 10	11h 52	11h 38	11h 31	11h 34	11h 46	12h 02	12h 20	12h 35	12h 44
Month score	6	5	5	12	43	53	54	50	38	15	10	8

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 May–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,750 m	5,750 m	5,750 m	5,800 m	5,650 m	5,500 m	5,450 m	5,500 m	5,600 m	5,700 m	5,700 m	5,750 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Yerupajá	6,635 m	2,028 m	23 km NW	2°
Siula Grande	6,344 m	–	20 km NW	4°
Sarapo	6,127 m	–	20 km NW	3°
Jirishanca	6,094 m	–	25 km NW	3°
Rasac	6,017 m	–	24 km NW	3°
Carnicero	5,960 m	–	18 km NW	5°
Yarupac	5,685 m	–	3.1 km SE	5°
Santa Rosa	5,655 m	–	8.0 km SE	6°