Lima region · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mecro

4,236 m

Elevation4,236 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation30 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul8°average high

11.77° S, 76.68° WElevation 4,236 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mecro in brief

Mecro rises to 4,236 m, Lima region, Peru.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Arahuay, 16 km to the N at 2,559 m.

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 Mecro by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	8°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°
Average low	1°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Precipitation	78 mm	110 mm	134 mm	62 mm	18 mm	6 mm	4 mm	12 mm	23 mm	32 mm	38 mm	55 mm
Cloud cover	74%	76%	77%	56%	25%	16%	12%	14%	29%	50%	60%	69%
Daylight	12h 44	12h 28	12h 10	11h 50	11h 35	11h 26	11h 30	11h 43	12h 02	12h 21	12h 39	12h 49
Month score	18	9	5	30	53	56	57	55	52	41	35	27

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	4,900 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	5,000 m	5,000 m	4,950 m	4,900 m	4,900 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