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San JuanAndes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Maparaju
5,326 mSnow likely Jul
Elevation5,326 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
9.45° S, 77.30° WElevation 5,326 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,326 m
- Mid-mountain4,210 m
- Valley · Huari3,091 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Maparaju in brief
Maparaju rises to 5,326 m in the Andes, Ancash, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Huari, 19 km to the NE at 3,091 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 Maparaju 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 | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 253 mm | 277 mm | 356 mm | 210 mm | 64 mm | 23 mm | 12 mm | 21 mm | 75 mm | 149 mm | 197 mm | 208 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 78% | 80% | 65% | 42% | 33% | 28% | 29% | 48% | 62% | 69% | 73% |
| Daylight | 12h 37 | 12h 24 | 12h 10 | 11h 54 | 11h 41 | 11h 34 | 11h 37 | 11h 48 | 12h 03 | 12h 18 | 12h 33 | 12h 40 |
| Month score | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
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 | 5,750 m | 5,650 m | 5,500 m | 5,450 m | 5,500 m | 5,600 m | 5,650 m | 5,700 m | 5,750 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Maparaju in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huantsán | 6,369 m | 1,633 m | 7.4 km S | 6° |
| Chinchey | 6,309 m | – | 8.1 km N | 3° |
| Palcaraju | 6,274 m | – | 12 km NW | 1° |
| Ranrapalca | 6,162 m | – | 13 km W | 3° |
| Pucaranra | 6,147 m | – | 8.3 km NW | 3° |
| Tocllaraju | 6,032 m | – | 15 km NW | 4° |
| Ocshapalca | 5,888 m | 288 m | 15 km W | 4° |
| San Juan | 5,843 m | – | 3.5 km SW | 5° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Huari and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Maria Jiray Falls
Waterfall
