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Hatun P'ukru
Andes · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Wit'uni
4,800 m
Elevation4,800 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
16.32° S, 70.83° 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
Wit'uni in brief
Wit'uni rises to 4,800 m in the Andes, Peru.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,800 m · 15,748 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -16.3175, -70.8256
- Nearest airport
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · 79 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 Wit'uni 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 | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Average low | 0° | 0° | -1° | -3° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 153 mm | 137 mm | 112 mm | 26 mm | 5 mm | 6 mm | 4 mm | 10 mm | 9 mm | 15 mm | 22 mm | 53 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 71% | 67% | 51% | 28% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 25% | 43% | 55% | 69% |
| Daylight | 12h 59 | 12h 37 | 12h 12 | 11h 44 | 11h 21 | 11h 10 | 11h 14 | 11h 34 | 12h 00 | 12h 27 | 12h 52 | 13h 05 |
| Month score | 6 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 27 |
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 | 5,400 m | 5,250 m | 5,100 m | 5,050 m | 5,050 m | 5,150 m | 5,300 m | 5,450 m | 5,500 m | 5,500 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
Wit'uni in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubinas | 5,672 m | – | 8.9 km SW | 4° |
| Pucasaya (Moquegua) | 5,320 m | – | 20 km SW | 6° |
| Wilani | 5,200 m | – | 24 km SW | 6° |
| Hatun P'ukru | 5,153 m | – | 23 km S | 6° |
| Phichunchäni | 5,000 m | – | 22 km W | 6° |
| Pukara (Tarucani) | 5,000 m | – | 23 km SW | 7° |
| Pirhuane | 4,994 m | – | 6.4 km N | 7° |
| Pacoorcco | 4,940 m | – | 1.9 km NE | 7° |