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Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Sambo
5,200 mSnow likely Apr–Sep
Elevation5,200 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul5°average high
14.18° S, 70.86° WElevation 5,200 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,200 m
- Mid-mountain4,600 m
- Valley4,000 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Sambo in brief
Sambo rises to 5,200 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,200 m · 17,060 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -14.1844, -70.8619
- Nearest airport
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 137 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 Sambo 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 | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 382 mm | 336 mm | 324 mm | 154 mm | 47 mm | 28 mm | 19 mm | 44 mm | 75 mm | 177 mm | 210 mm | 293 mm |
| Cloud cover | 83% | 79% | 76% | 59% | 32% | 23% | 18% | 21% | 38% | 61% | 76% | 82% |
| 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 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 50 | 53 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
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 | 5,400 m | 5,450 m | 5,350 m | 5,200 m | 5,050 m | 5,050 m | 5,100 m | 5,200 m | 5,350 m | 5,450 m | 5,450 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Sambo in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonorana (Carabaya-Melgar) | 5,553 m | – | 15 km NE | 4° |
| Pomanota | 5,516 m | – | 14 km NE | 3° |
| Jatuncucho | 5,400 m | – | 14 km NE | 3° |
| Otoroncane | 5,305 m | – | 19 km N | 3° |
| Quellhuacota | 5,300 m | – | 3.8 km N | 5° |
| Surapata | 5,300 m | – | 4.8 km E | 4° |
| Huisahuisa | 5,300 m | – | 11 km NE | 5° |
| Cochacucho | 5,300 m | – | 12 km NE | 3° |