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CunuranaAndes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Kunka
5,200 m
Elevation5,200 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul9°average high
14.46° S, 70.98° WElevation 5,200 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,200 m
- Mid-mountain4,590 m
- Valley · Layo3,985 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Kunka in brief
Kunka rises to 5,200 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Layo, 19 km to the W at 3,985 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,200 m · 17,060 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Region
- Cuzco Department
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -14.4611, -70.9833
- Nearest airport
- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · 143 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 Kunka 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 | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Average low | 0° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -3° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 370 mm | 328 mm | 321 mm | 128 mm | 29 mm | 16 mm | 10 mm | 29 mm | 54 mm | 146 mm | 182 mm | 263 mm |
| Cloud cover | 80% | 75% | 72% | 54% | 28% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 34% | 56% | 71% | 79% |
| Daylight | 12h 53 | 12h 34 | 12h 11 | 11h 47 | 11h 27 | 11h 16 | 11h 21 | 11h 38 | 12h 01 | 12h 25 | 12h 47 | 12h 58 |
| Month score | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 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 | 5,850 m | 5,850 m | 5,850 m | 5,800 m | 5,600 m | 5,500 m | 5,500 m | 5,600 m | 5,750 m | 5,850 m | 5,900 m | 5,900 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
Kunka in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimboya | 5,489 m | – | 1.9 km E | 7° |
| Yana Khuchilla | 5,472 m | – | 3.6 km NE | 6° |
| Kuntur Quta | 5,425 m | – | 12 km N | 5° |
| Cunurana | 5,420 m | – | 19 km SE | 7° |
| Qillqa (Cusco) | 5,360 m | – | 11 km N | 6° |
| Huch'uy K'uchu | 5,339 m | – | 3.9 km N | 6° |
| Pawka | 5,129 m | – | 19 km W | 7° |
| Yanaqucha (Melgar) | 5,105 m | – | 8.8 km E | 7° |
Around here
Layo and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lake Langui Layo
Lake · 3,955 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Suyt'uqucha, Cuzco Department
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Coñoccotta
Lake
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chimboya
5,489 m · Andes
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kuntur Quta
5,425 m · Andes