Andes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Hualcán

6,125 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation6,125 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation8.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul1°average high

9.20° S, 77.52° WElevation 6,125 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: 5,650 m

iThe mountain

Hualcán in brief

Hualcán rises to 6,125 m in the Andes, Ancash, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Carhuaz, 16 km to the SW at 2,650 m.

Elevation: 6,125 m · 20,095 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Ancash
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -9.2031, -77.5181
Nearest airport: FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · 111 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 Hualcán by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Average low	-7°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-7°
Precipitation	294 mm	324 mm	405 mm	218 mm	67 mm	21 mm	11 mm	22 mm	81 mm	179 mm	220 mm	231 mm
Cloud cover	75%	78%	80%	65%	42%	33%	29%	30%	49%	62%	69%	73%
Daylight	12h 36	12h 24	12h 09	11h 54	11h 42	11h 35	11h 38	11h 48	12h 03	12h 18	12h 32	12h 39
Month score	6	5	4	10	35	51	55	52	28	12	9	7

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 Jan–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	5,750 m	5,650 m	5,500 m	5,400 m	5,500 m	5,600 m	5,650 m	5,700 m	5,750 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Huascarán	6,768 m	2,776 m	13 km NW	2°
Chopicalqui	6,354 m	–	14 km NW	3°
Palcaraju	6,274 m	–	24 km SE	1°
Copa	6,222 m	–	8.4 km SE	1°
Contrahierbas	6,036 m	–	11 km N	3°
Tocllaraju	6,032 m	–	21 km SE	4°
Ocshapalca	5,888 m	288 m	25 km S	4°
Ulta	5,875 m	–	5.2 km N	5°