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Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
T'akra
5,100 mSnow likely May–Jun · Aug
Elevation5,100 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
15.29° S, 70.80° WElevation 5,100 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,100 m
- Mid-mountain4,500 m
- Valley3,900 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
T'akra in brief
T'akra rises to 5,100 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,100 m · 16,732 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -15.2936, -70.8039
- Nearest airport
- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · 72 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 T'akra 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° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 355 mm | 300 mm | 285 mm | 104 mm | 23 mm | 15 mm | 7 mm | 26 mm | 44 mm | 116 mm | 151 mm | 231 mm |
| Cloud cover | 77% | 73% | 67% | 50% | 27% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 32% | 51% | 64% | 73% |
| 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 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
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 | 5,200 m | 5,150 m | 5,150 m | 5,250 m | 5,300 m | 5,400 m | 5,450 m | 5,450 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
T'akra in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanawara (Puno) | 5,465 m | – | 16 km SE | 6° |
| Qillqa (Lampa) | 5,350 m | – | 7.9 km E | 6° |
| Nevado Quilca | 5,350 m | – | 7.9 km E | 6° |
| Qullqi Q'awa | 5,207 m | – | 17 km W | 6° |
| Waykira | 5,200 m | – | 12 km SE | 6° |
| Chuqipirwa | 5,200 m | – | 19 km W | 6° |
| Hatun Pastu | 5,170 m | – | 11 km E | 7° |
| Machu Kunturi | 5,100 m | – | 2.6 km SE | 7° |