Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sinqa

4,423 m

Elevation4,423 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation14 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul10°average high

13.46° S, 72.01° WElevation 4,423 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sinqa in brief

Sinqa rises to 4,423 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.

At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 1 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Cusco, 9.3 km to the SE at 3,312 m.

Elevation: 4,423 m · 14,511 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.4572, -72.0056
Nearest airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 11 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 Sinqa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	11°	11°
Average low	3°	3°	3°	2°	1°	0°	0°	0°	2°	3°	3°	3°
Precipitation	305 mm	248 mm	206 mm	73 mm	16 mm	12 mm	14 mm	17 mm	34 mm	94 mm	133 mm	219 mm
Cloud cover	81%	77%	75%	58%	33%	24%	20%	22%	37%	59%	73%	80%
Daylight	12h 50	12h 32	12h 11	11h 48	11h 30	11h 20	11h 24	11h 40	12h 01	12h 23	12h 44	12h 55
Month score	5	8	8	28	53	55	54	56	52	28	14	9

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	5,450 m	5,450 m	5,450 m	5,400 m	5,300 m	5,150 m	5,150 m	5,250 m	5,400 m	5,500 m	5,550 m	5,500 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ancasmarca	5,198 m	–	23 km N	6°
Huamanchoque	5,156 m	–	22 km N	5°
Pitusiray	4,991 m	–	20 km N	7°
Chaquicocha	4,895 m	–	22 km N	7°
Coscojahuarina	4,600 m	–	19 km N	8°
Pillku Urqu	4,448 m	–	14 km E	10°
Hatun Luychu	4,400 m	–	9.1 km N	9°
Hatun Suyu Q'asa	4,400 m	–	19 km NE	8°