Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Queullacocha

4,900 mSnow likely Jun–Aug

Elevation4,900 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul6°average high

13.77° S, 71.28° WElevation 4,900 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Queullacocha in brief

Queullacocha rises to 4,900 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.

At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town is Checacupe, 34 km to the SW at 3,445 m.

Elevation: 4,900 m · 16,076 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.7653, -71.2836
Nearest airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 75 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 Queullacocha by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	7°	8°	8°	7°
Average low	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-4°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-4°	-3°	-1°	-1°
Precipitation	381 mm	329 mm	301 mm	132 mm	42 mm	33 mm	30 mm	46 mm	71 mm	156 mm	194 mm	290 mm
Cloud cover	83%	80%	79%	63%	35%	26%	23%	27%	44%	65%	77%	82%
Daylight	12h 51	12h 32	12h 11	11h 48	11h 29	11h 19	11h 23	11h 39	12h 01	12h 24	12h 45	12h 56
Month score	3	4	5	11	44	49	50	45	33	10	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	5,300 m	5,300 m	5,350 m	5,300 m	5,100 m	4,950 m	4,850 m	4,950 m	5,100 m	5,300 m	5,400 m	5,350 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
Ausangate	6,384 m	2,085 m	6.2 km SE	-2°
Callangate	6,110 m	–	16 km E	0°
Chumpe	6,106 m	–	22 km E	-2°
Alcamarinayoc	6,102 m	–	22 km E	-1°
Jatunhuma	6,093 m	–	16 km E	0°
Huiscachani	6,000 m	–	23 km E	-1°
Quevesere	5,700 m	–	21 km E	0°
Puka Punta	5,600 m	–	12 km E	2°