Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Paljay

5,422 mSnow likely Jun–Aug

Elevation5,422 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation6.8 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul5°average high

13.29° S, 72.51° WElevation 5,422 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Paljay in brief

Paljay rises to 5,422 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town is Aguas Calientes, 15 km to the N at 2,197 m.

Elevation: 5,422 m · 17,789 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.2857, -72.5055
Nearest airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 67 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 Paljay by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	6°	6°	7°	7°	6°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°
Average low	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-2°	-4°	-5°	-4°	-3°	-1°	-1°	0°
Precipitation	404 mm	355 mm	333 mm	139 mm	45 mm	28 mm	36 mm	49 mm	68 mm	144 mm	188 mm	299 mm
Cloud cover	86%	83%	82%	64%	36%	26%	22%	25%	42%	64%	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	2	3	3	11	43	50	48	45	34	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

Snow likely Jun–Aug

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,900 m	5,900 m	5,900 m	5,850 m	5,750 m	5,500 m	5,400 m	5,500 m	5,650 m	5,850 m	5,900 m	5,900 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Salcantay	6,271 m	2,540 m	6.8 km SW	4°
Tukarway	5,910 m	–	12 km SW	5°
Veronica Mountain	5,893 m	–	24 km NE	4°
Humantay	5,638 m	–	12 km SW	6°
Mount Wayanay	5,464 m	–	12 km E	5°
Soray	5,428 m	–	17 km SW	5°
Amparay	5,418 m	–	22 km SW	6°
Waqay Willka	5,361 m	–	20 km NE	4°