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Andes · Lima region · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Muchka
4,600 m
Elevation4,600 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
12.26° S, 75.79° WElevation 4,600 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit4,600 m
- Mid-mountain3,740 m
- Valley · Yauyos2,878 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Muchka in brief
Muchka rises to 4,600 m in the Andes, Lima region, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights fall below freezing in 9 months of the year.
The nearest town is Yauyos, 26 km to the SW at 2,878 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,600 m · 15,092 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Region
- Lima region
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -12.2581, -75.7922
- Nearest airport
- Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · 63 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 Muchka 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° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Average low | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 158 mm | 147 mm | 159 mm | 68 mm | 23 mm | 11 mm | 12 mm | 16 mm | 41 mm | 70 mm | 72 mm | 118 mm |
| Cloud cover | 67% | 66% | 66% | 53% | 34% | 24% | 19% | 21% | 34% | 51% | 60% | 66% |
| Daylight | 12h 46 | 12h 29 | 12h 10 | 11h 50 | 11h 33 | 11h 24 | 11h 28 | 11h 42 | 12h 02 | 12h 22 | 12h 41 | 12h 50 |
| Month score | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 11 |
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 | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,250 m | 5,100 m | 4,950 m | 4,900 m | 5,000 m | 5,050 m | 5,200 m | 5,250 m | 5,300 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
Muchka in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticlla | 5,897 m | – | 18 km W | 4° |
| Llongote | 5,780 m | – | 19 km SW | 6° |
| Huayna Cotoni | 5,463 m | – | 21 km W | 6° |
| Aqupallqa | 5,445 m | – | 22 km W | 5° |
| Uman | 5,431 m | – | 16 km NW | 5° |
| Hatun Pawka | 5,420 m | – | 21 km NW | 5° |
| T'uruyuq | 5,400 m | – | 23 km SE | 5° |
| Altarniyoc | 5,346 m | – | 16 km W | 5° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Yauyos and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Huarcuro
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Llongote
Lake
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ticlla
5,897 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Llongote
5,780 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Huayna Cotoni
5,463 m · Andes