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Andes · Puno · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Queroni
5,259 mSnow likely Jan · Apr–Oct
Elevation5,259 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation15 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul3°average high
14.08° S, 70.26° WElevation 5,259 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,259 m
- Mid-mountain4,810 m
- Valley · Macusani4,360 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Queroni in brief
Queroni rises to 5,259 m in the Andes, Puno, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 6°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Macusani, 19 km to the W at 4,360 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 Queroni 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 | 5° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | -3° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 436 mm | 362 mm | 317 mm | 186 mm | 94 mm | 66 mm | 48 mm | 79 mm | 119 mm | 212 mm | 241 mm | 346 mm |
| Cloud cover | 86% | 83% | 80% | 63% | 36% | 26% | 22% | 25% | 44% | 65% | 79% | 85% |
| Daylight | 12h 52 | 12h 33 | 12h 11 | 11h 47 | 11h 28 | 11h 18 | 11h 22 | 11h 38 | 12h 01 | 12h 24 | 12h 46 | 12h 57 |
| Month score | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
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 | 5,400 m | 5,450 m | 5,450 m | 5,400 m | 5,250 m | 5,050 m | 4,950 m | 5,050 m | 5,150 m | 5,400 m | 5,500 m | 5,500 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Queroni in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichicapac | 5,614 m | – | 19 km NW | 2° |
| Quenamari | 5,294 m | – | 15 km SW | 5° |
| Pumajolluni | 5,200 m | – | 6.5 km NE | 4° |
| Muro Muruni | 5,200 m | – | 12 km NE | 4° |
| Vilajota | 5,198 m | – | 6.3 km N | 4° |
| Allpajata | 5,100 m | – | 2.4 km N | 4° |
| Jatun Pinguilluni | 5,100 m | – | 14 km E | 4° |
| Tucuhuachana | 5,000 m | – | 2.6 km NE | 4° |
Around here
Macusani and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Parinaquta
Lake
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Chaupicocha, Puno
Lake
Mountains
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Huaynaccapac (Puno)
5,721 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chichicapac
5,614 m · Andes