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Andes · Lima region · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Quyllur

5,000 m
Elevation5,000 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation5.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
10.73° S, 76.68° WElevation 5,000 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit5,000 m
  • Mid-mountain4,310 m
  • Valley · Oyón3,617 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Quyllur in brief

Quyllur rises to 5,000 m in the Andes, Lima region, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town is Oyón, 12 km to the NW at 3,617 m.

Facts

Elevation
5,000 m · 16,404 ft
Range
Andes
Region
Lima region
Country
Peru
Coordinates
-10.7253, -76.6781
Nearest airport
Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · 107 km
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 Quyllur by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°9°-2°Jan9°-1°Feb9°-1°Mar9°-2°Apr8°-3°May8°-4°Jun8°-5°Jul8°-5°Aug8°-3°Sep9°-3°Oct9°-3°Nov9°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Quyllur by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high9°9°9°9°8°8°8°8°8°9°9°9°
Average low-2°-1°-1°-2°-3°-4°-5°-5°-3°-3°-3°-2°
Precipitation187 mm199 mm221 mm103 mm36 mm15 mm12 mm25 mm47 mm94 mm116 mm163 mm
Cloud cover74%75%76%60%40%32%27%28%43%58%65%71%
Daylight12h 4112h 2612h 1011h 5211h 3711h 3011h 3311h 4512h 0212h 2012h 3612h 45
Month score76617445355514020128

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,550 m5,550 m5,550 m5,550 m5,400 m5,250 m5,200 m5,300 m5,400 m5,450 m5,500 m5,500 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Quyllur in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Peru
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Chururuyuq5,320 m–24 km S7°
Luliqucha5,200 m–5.2 km N6°
Kuchpanqa5,100 m–9.7 km E6°
Qawi5,100 m–17 km SE6°
P'ukru5,050 m–24 km NW7°
Kinwa Ukru5,006 m–5.5 km SW7°
Aququcha5,000 m–4.8 km S7°
Yana Mach'ay5,000 m–9.6 km SE7°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Oyón
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Oyón

Lima region · 12 km NW
14°Oct high
3wet days
65score
Oyón
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Churin

Lima region · 24 km W
20°Oct high
4wet days
82score
Churin
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Yanahuanca

Pasco · 31 km NE
15°Oct high
9wet days
52score
Yanahuanca
Around here

Oyón and around

Oyón
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Oyón

Lima region · Peru
Jul–Sepbest months
14°July high
3,617 maltitude
Oyón

Nature

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7.1 km E

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Lake
Laguna Patón
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10 km NE

Laguna Culicocha

Lake
Laguna Culicocha
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11 km S

Laguna Quellaycocha

Lake
Laguna Quellaycocha

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Yarupac
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Santa Rosa
Huacshash
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36 km NW

Huacshash

5,644 m · Andes
Huacshash