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Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Igma
5,291 mSnow likely May–Oct
Elevation5,291 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul5°average high
14.58° S, 72.46° WElevation 5,291 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,291 m
- Mid-mountain4,690 m
- Valley4,091 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Igma in brief
Igma rises to 5,291 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,291 m · 17,359 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Region
- Cuzco Department
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -14.5822, -72.4600
- Nearest airport
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 129 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 Igma 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 | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 509 mm | 442 mm | 395 mm | 147 mm | 31 mm | 14 mm | 16 mm | 48 mm | 63 mm | 102 mm | 119 mm | 254 mm |
| Cloud cover | 80% | 75% | 74% | 56% | 28% | 21% | 18% | 21% | 34% | 55% | 69% | 77% |
| Daylight | 12h 54 | 12h 34 | 12h 11 | 11h 46 | 11h 26 | 11h 16 | 11h 20 | 11h 37 | 12h 01 | 12h 25 | 12h 47 | 12h 59 |
| Month score | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
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 | 5,550 m | 5,550 m | 5,550 m | 5,450 m | 5,250 m | 5,100 m | 5,100 m | 5,200 m | 5,300 m | 5,400 m | 5,500 m | 5,550 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Igma in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waytani | 5,430 m | – | 8.5 km S | 5° |
| Waña | 5,400 m | – | 2.8 km S | 4° |
| Chankuwaña | 5,331 m | – | 4.7 km S | 5° |
| Wayunka | 5,300 m | – | 4.2 km SW | 5° |
| Willkarana | 5,300 m | – | 11 km NW | 6° |
| Wamanripa (Cusco) | 5,300 m | – | 11 km SE | 5° |
| Qullpa K'uchu | 5,300 m | – | 25 km S | 5° |
| Alcabalusa | 5,224 m | – | 21 km SW | 5° |
Around here
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Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Sinqa Wayq'u
River
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Waña
5,400 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Wamanripa (Cusco)
5,300 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Huiscatongo
5,200 m · Andes