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
Walsa
4,800 mSnow likely Jun–Sep
Elevation4,800 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul6°average high
12.61° S, 75.47° WElevation 4,800 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit4,800 m
- Mid-mountain4,200 m
- Valley3,600 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Walsa in brief
Walsa rises to 4,800 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,800 m · 15,748 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -12.6086, -75.4717
- Nearest airport
- Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · 92 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 Walsa 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° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 213 mm | 203 mm | 197 mm | 93 mm | 35 mm | 23 mm | 24 mm | 35 mm | 72 mm | 128 mm | 114 mm | 182 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 76% | 76% | 60% | 35% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 39% | 57% | 66% | 73% |
| Daylight | 12h 47 | 12h 30 | 12h 11 | 11h 49 | 11h 32 | 11h 23 | 11h 27 | 11h 41 | 12h 01 | 12h 22 | 12h 42 | 12h 52 |
| Month score | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 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 | 5,200 m | 5,200 m | 5,250 m | 5,150 m | 5,000 m | 4,800 m | 4,800 m | 4,800 m | 4,950 m | 5,050 m | 5,100 m | 5,150 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
Walsa in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huch'uy Anqas | 5,182 m | – | 8.3 km SE | 5° |
| Kapillayuq | 5,129 m | – | 1.6 km E | 6° |
| Yawray | 5,112 m | – | 5.6 km W | 6° |
| Siq'i | 5,075 m | – | 18 km NW | 6° |
| Waqra Willka | 5,066 m | – | 17 km NE | 6° |
| Awki Sunqu | 5,050 m | – | 16 km W | 6° |
| Puka Rumi | 5,000 m | – | 4.5 km SE | 5° |
| Angascocha | 5,000 m | – | 7.1 km SE | 5° |