Cordillera Ampato · Arequipa · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sabancaya

Volcano5,976 mSnow likely Jan–Jun · Aug–Dec

Elevation5,976 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation4.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

15.79° S, 71.86° WElevation 5,976 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: 5,800 m

iThe mountain

Sabancaya in brief

Sabancaya rises to 5,976 m in the Cordillera Ampato, Arequipa, Peru.

At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 5°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Huambo, 28 km to the W at 3,315 m.

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 Sabancaya by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	3°	4°	5°	5°	4°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-6°	-8°	-10°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-7°	-6°
Precipitation	213 mm	228 mm	197 mm	61 mm	14 mm	10 mm	9 mm	18 mm	21 mm	23 mm	33 mm	99 mm
Cloud cover	77%	73%	70%	53%	27%	21%	16%	18%	27%	47%	59%	71%
Daylight	12h 58	12h 36	12h 12	11h 45	11h 23	11h 12	11h 16	11h 35	12h 00	12h 26	12h 51	13h 03
Month score	5	7	8	32	54	55	56	53	52	45	37	14

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 Jan–Jun · Aug–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,700 m	5,750 m	5,750 m	5,600 m	5,400 m	5,300 m	5,300 m	5,400 m	5,550 m	5,800 m	5,850 m	5,800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow