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Cordillera Ampato · Arequipa · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Hualca Hualca
Volcano6,025 mSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation6,025 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation11 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul2°average high
15.72° S, 71.86° WElevation 6,025 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit6,025 m
- Mid-mountain4,670 m
- Valley · Huambo3,315 m
Freezing level in October: 5,750 m
iThe mountain
Hualca Hualca in brief
Hualca Hualca rises to 6,025 m in the Cordillera Ampato, Arequipa, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 5°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Huambo, 27 km to the W at 3,315 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 Hualca Hualca 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 | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low | -7° | -6° | -7° | -8° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -7° | -7° |
| Precipitation | 240 mm | 254 mm | 221 mm | 71 mm | 15 mm | 12 mm | 10 mm | 21 mm | 25 mm | 28 mm | 40 mm | 115 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 71% | 68% | 52% | 27% | 21% | 16% | 19% | 27% | 46% | 59% | 69% |
| Daylight | 12h 57 | 12h 36 | 12h 12 | 11h 45 | 11h 23 | 11h 12 | 11h 17 | 11h 35 | 12h 00 | 12h 26 | 12h 51 | 13h 03 |
| Month score | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 10 |
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 | 5,750 m | 5,750 m | 5,750 m | 5,600 m | 5,400 m | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,400 m | 5,550 m | 5,750 m | 5,850 m | 5,800 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Hualca Hualca in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampato | 6,288 m | 1,997 m | 11 km S | 1° |
| Sabancaya | 5,976 m | – | 7.4 km S | 2° |
| Quehuisha | 5,514 m | – | 25 km NE | 6° |
| Ananta (Arequipa) | 5,240 m | – | 22 km SE | 6° |
| Sillane | 5,200 m | – | 21 km N | 7° |
Around here
Huambo and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mucurca Lake
Lake
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ampato
6,288 m · Cordillera Ampato
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Sabancaya
5,976 m · Cordillera Ampato
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