Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Paccha

5,210 m

Elevation5,210 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul6°average high

13.27° S, 72.86° WElevation 5,210 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Paccha in brief

Paccha rises to 5,210 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

Elevation: 5,210 m · 17,093 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.2733, -72.8600
Nearest airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 104 km

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 Paccha by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°
Average low	1°	1°	1°	0°	-1°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-2°	-1°	0°	1°
Precipitation	441 mm	370 mm	346 mm	154 mm	63 mm	35 mm	53 mm	79 mm	104 mm	173 mm	196 mm	311 mm
Cloud cover	84%	82%	81%	64%	35%	26%	22%	24%	41%	63%	77%	83%
Daylight	12h 49	12h 31	12h 11	11h 48	11h 30	11h 21	11h 25	11h 40	12h 01	12h 23	12h 43	12h 54
Month score	3	3	4	11	39	48	43	36	25	11	5	3

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	5,700 m	5,500 m	5,350 m	5,450 m	5,600 m	5,800 m	5,850 m	5,850 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

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Sacsarayoc	5,994 m	–	6.1 km NE	2°
Pumasillo	5,991 m	–	5.2 km NE	2°
Padreyoc	5,771 m	–	17 km SE	3°
Choquetacarpo	5,520 m	–	5.0 km N	5°
Yanama	5,473 m	–	6.4 km SE	5°
Puka Puka	5,450 m	–	2.5 km N	4°
Corihuayrachina (Vilcabamba)	5,404 m	–	9.7 km SE	6°
Soirococha	5,297 m	–	23 km W	5°