Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Sullucullahua
5,200 mSnow likely Apr–Sep
Elevation5,200 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
15.30° S, 72.19° 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
Sullucullahua in brief
Sullucullahua rises to 5,200 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,200 m · 17,060 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -15.2994, -72.1889
- Nearest airport
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · 133 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 Sullucullahua 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 | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -3° | -5° | -7° | -8° | -8° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 347 mm | 333 mm | 297 mm | 108 mm | 24 mm | 15 mm | 13 mm | 34 mm | 41 mm | 54 mm | 63 mm | 163 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 71% | 68% | 53% | 28% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 31% | 49% | 61% | 70% |
| Daylight | 12h 56 | 12h 35 | 12h 12 | 11h 45 | 11h 24 | 11h 13 | 11h 18 | 11h 36 | 12h 00 | 12h 26 | 12h 49 | 13h 02 |
| Month score | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 8 |
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 | 5,450 m | 5,450 m | 5,450 m | 5,350 m | 5,150 m | 5,100 m | 5,100 m | 5,200 m | 5,250 m | 5,400 m | 5,500 m | 5,500 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
Sullucullahua in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ch'ila | 5,654 m | – | 12 km S | 6° |
| Casiri (Arequipa) | 5,647 m | – | 18 km S | 6° |
| Yuraccacsa | 5,465 m | – | 17 km S | 6° |
| Huayta | 5,400 m | – | 2.9 km S | 6° |
| Aceruta | 5,400 m | – | 3.6 km SW | 6° |
| Chinchón | 5,400 m | – | 4.0 km SW | 6° |
| Chuañuma | 5,400 m | – | 8.8 km SW | 6° |
| Chila Pillune | 5,400 m | – | 12 km S | 6° |