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PisacaniAndes · Tacna · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Pacollo
5,000 mSnow likely Apr
Elevation5,000 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul5°average high
17.41° S, 69.85° WElevation 5,000 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,000 m
- Mid-mountain4,040 m
- Valley · Tarata3,083 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Pacollo in brief
Pacollo rises to 5,000 m in the Andes, Tacna, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Tarata, 21 km to the W at 3,083 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 Pacollo 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 | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 174 mm | 160 mm | 110 mm | 22 mm | 6 mm | 4 mm | 7 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm | 13 mm | 26 mm | 70 mm |
| Cloud cover | 72% | 67% | 61% | 44% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 16% | 21% | 38% | 49% | 65% |
| Daylight | 13h 03 | 12h 39 | 12h 12 | 11h 42 | 11h 18 | 11h 06 | 11h 11 | 11h 31 | 11h 59 | 12h 29 | 12h 56 | 13h 10 |
| Month score | 8 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 43 | 24 |
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 | 5,250 m | 5,150 m | 5,050 m | 4,950 m | 4,850 m | 5,000 m | 5,150 m | 5,350 m | 5,400 m | 5,350 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | freezing | freezing | freezing | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Pacollo in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Tarata
Tacna · 21 km W
17°Oct high
3wet days
89score
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Chuquitira
Tacna · 25 km NW
13°Oct high
3wet days
64score
Around here
Tarata and around
Nature
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Laguna Casiri
Lake
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Laguna Caparaja
Lake
Mountains
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Tacora
5,988 m · Cordillera Occidental
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Chupiquiña
5,789 m · Cordillera Occidental