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Andes · Puno · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Tocra
5,000 mSnow likely May–Sep
Elevation5,000 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul4°average high
13.79° S, 70.59° WElevation 5,000 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,000 m
- Mid-mountain4,400 m
- Valley3,800 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Tocra in brief
Tocra rises to 5,000 m in the Andes, Puno, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
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 Tocra 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° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -3° | -2° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 591 mm | 505 mm | 440 mm | 257 mm | 147 mm | 128 mm | 98 mm | 129 mm | 171 mm | 278 mm | 320 mm | 470 mm |
| Cloud cover | 87% | 84% | 82% | 66% | 39% | 30% | 28% | 32% | 49% | 68% | 80% | 85% |
| Daylight | 12h 51 | 12h 32 | 12h 11 | 11h 48 | 11h 29 | 11h 19 | 11h 23 | 11h 39 | 12h 01 | 12h 24 | 12h 45 | 12h 56 |
| Month score | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
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 | 5,300 m | 5,350 m | 5,350 m | 5,250 m | 5,100 m | 4,850 m | 4,750 m | 4,850 m | 5,000 m | 5,250 m | 5,350 m | 5,350 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Tocra in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allincapac | 5,780 m | – | 23 km SE | 0° |
| Huaynaccapac (Puno) | 5,721 m | – | 22 km SE | 1° |
| Cuncunani | 5,400 m | – | 25 km SW | 1° |
| Vela Cunca | 5,350 m | – | 20 km SE | 2° |
| Jachatira | 5,320 m | – | 21 km SW | 3° |
| Ananta (Puno) | 5,300 m | – | 3.8 km SW | 2° |
| Cunorana | 5,300 m | – | 24 km W | 2° |
| Tocllayoc | 5,291 m | – | 15 km W | 2° |
Around here
Macusani and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Parinaquta
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chaupicocha, Puno
Lake
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Huaynaccapac (Puno)
5,721 m · Andes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chichicapac
5,614 m · Andes