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Hatun P'ukruCordillera Volcanic · Moquegua Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Huaynaputina
Stratovolcano · last major eruption 16004,850 m
Elevation4,850 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul11°average high
16.62° S, 70.85° WElevation 4,850 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit4,850 m
- Mid-mountain3,440 m
- Valley · Omate2,036 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Huaynaputina in brief
Huaynaputina rises to 4,850 m in the Cordillera Volcanic, Moquegua Department, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Omate, 16 km to the SW at 2,036 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,850 m · 15,912 ft
- Range
- Cordillera Volcanic
- Region
- Moquegua Department
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -16.6156, -70.8497
- Nearest airport
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · 83 km
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 Huaynaputina 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 | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 12° |
| Average low | 3° | 3° | 3° | 1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 3° |
| Precipitation | 148 mm | 139 mm | 112 mm | 24 mm | 5 mm | 4 mm | 4 mm | 9 mm | 11 mm | 10 mm | 14 mm | 42 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 71% | 68% | 49% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 15% | 22% | 39% | 51% | 66% |
| Daylight | 13h 00 | 12h 38 | 12h 12 | 11h 43 | 11h 21 | 11h 09 | 11h 13 | 11h 33 | 12h 00 | 12h 28 | 12h 53 | 13h 07 |
| Month score | 9 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 62 | 42 |
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 | 5,900 m | 5,900 m | 5,850 m | 5,750 m | 5,650 m | 5,650 m | 5,600 m | 5,750 m | 5,850 m | 6,050 m | 6,050 m | 6,000 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Huaynaputina in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hipocapac | 5,596 m | – | 6.2 km E | 20° |
| Pucasaya (Moquegua) | 5,320 m | – | 20 km NW | 6° |
| Q'uwa Laki | 5,200 m | – | 17 km NW | 6° |
| Wilani | 5,200 m | – | 20 km NW | 6° |
| Qillqata (Arequipa-Moquegua) | 5,200 m | – | 22 km NW | 6° |
| Hatun P'ukru | 5,153 m | – | 15 km NE | 6° |
| Pukara (Tarucani) | 5,000 m | – | 22 km NW | 7° |
Around here
Omate and around
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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