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Cordillera Blanca · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Cuncush
5,000 mSnow likely Jun · Aug
Elevation5,000 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul6°average high
9.83° S, 77.27° WElevation 5,000 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard 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
Cuncush in brief
Cuncush rises to 5,000 m in the Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
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 Cuncush 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 | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 210 mm | 236 mm | 302 mm | 170 mm | 46 mm | 14 mm | 7 mm | 12 mm | 47 mm | 99 mm | 145 mm | 165 mm |
| Cloud cover | 74% | 77% | 78% | 62% | 42% | 32% | 27% | 28% | 46% | 61% | 67% | 72% |
| Daylight | 12h 38 | 12h 25 | 12h 10 | 11h 53 | 11h 40 | 11h 33 | 11h 36 | 11h 47 | 12h 03 | 12h 19 | 12h 34 | 12h 42 |
| Month score | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
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 | 5,350 m | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,200 m | 5,100 m | 5,050 m | 5,100 m | 5,150 m | 5,250 m | 5,250 m | 5,300 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Cuncush in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mururaju | 5,688 m | – | 3.5 km NE | 5° |
| Caullaraju | 5,682 m | – | 15 km S | 4° |
| Tantash | 5,504 m | – | 6.5 km E | 4° |
| Challhua | 5,487 m | – | 12 km SE | 4° |
| Tuco | 5,454 m | – | 23 km SE | 5° |
| Wamas Chakra | 5,409 m | – | 13 km S | 4° |
| Minapata | 5,400 m | – | 15 km S | 5° |
| Raju Cutac | 5,355 m | – | 23 km SE | 5° |
Around here
Aija and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Uruashraju
5,722 m · Andes
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Casa museo sabio Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo
Historic house museum