Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate

Vilacirca

4,800 mSnow likely Jun–Sep

Elevation4,800 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation3.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul5°average high

13.58° S, 71.22° WElevation 4,800 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Vilacirca in brief

Vilacirca rises to 4,800 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

Elevation: 4,800 m · 15,748 ft
Range: Andes
Region: Cuzco Department
Country: Peru
Coordinates: -13.5833, -71.2172
Nearest airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 78 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 Vilacirca by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	6°	6°	7°	7°	6°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°
Average low	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-3°	-5°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-2°	-1°	-1°
Precipitation	495 mm	422 mm	367 mm	192 mm	95 mm	83 mm	75 mm	85 mm	115 mm	227 mm	273 mm	401 mm
Cloud cover	83%	80%	79%	65%	40%	31%	29%	34%	50%	66%	77%	82%
Daylight	12h 50	12h 32	12h 11	11h 48	11h 29	11h 20	11h 24	11h 39	12h 01	12h 24	12h 44	12h 55
Month score	3	4	5	10	28	35	37	33	18	10	5	3

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

Snow likely Jun–Sep

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,250 m	5,150 m	5,000 m	4,800 m	4,700 m	4,800 m	4,950 m	5,150 m	5,250 m	5,250 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ausangate	6,384 m	2,085 m	23 km S	-2°
Callangate	6,110 m	–	20 km SE	0°
Chumpe	6,106 m	–	22 km SE	-2°
Alcamarinayoc	6,102 m	–	19 km SE	-1°
Jatunhuma	6,093 m	–	20 km SE	0°
Huiscachani	6,000 m	–	20 km SE	-1°
Quevesere	5,700 m	–	20 km SE	0°
Hualipayoc	5,600 m	–	15 km SE	2°