Andes · Arequipa · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ticsho

3,860 m

Elevation3,860 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation7.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

15.48° S, 72.38° WElevation 3,860 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ticsho in brief

Ticsho rises to 3,860 m in the Andes, Arequipa, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

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 Ticsho by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	14°	15°	14°
Average low	4°	4°	4°	2°	0°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	2°	3°
Precipitation	161 mm	165 mm	149 mm	57 mm	16 mm	10 mm	10 mm	22 mm	22 mm	22 mm	22 mm	66 mm
Cloud cover	65%	61%	59%	46%	26%	17%	13%	15%	24%	39%	51%	60%
Daylight	12h 57	12h 36	12h 12	11h 45	11h 24	11h 13	11h 17	11h 35	12h 00	12h 26	12h 50	13h 02
Month score	26	28	29	50	66	66	68	67	70	70	67	48

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	5,150 m	5,150 m	5,150 m	5,000 m	4,800 m	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,800 m	4,900 m	5,050 m	5,150 m	5,200 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
Ch'ila	5,654 m	–	24 km E	6°
Casiri (Arequipa)	5,647 m	–	22 km E	6°
Yuraccacsa	5,465 m	–	23 km E	6°
Chuañuma	5,400 m	–	21 km NE	6°
Chila Pillune	5,400 m	–	22 km NE	6°
Choquepirhua	5,400 m	–	24 km E	6°
Yuaytacondorsenja	5,345 m	–	24 km NE	7°
Apacheta (Arequipa)	5,328 m	–	24 km NE	7°