List of alpine climate locations

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A number of locations around the Earth have alpine climate. The climate of some of these locations is described, below.

For tropical oceanic locations, such as the summit of Mauna Loa, elev. 13,679 ft (4,169 m), the temperature is roughly constant throughout the year:

More information Climate data for Mauna Loa slope observatory (1961–1990), extremes 1955–2012, Month ...
Climate data for Mauna Loa slope observatory (1961–1990), extremes 1955–2012
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19)		 85
(29)		 65
(18)		 67
(19)		 68
(20)		 71
(22)		 70
(21)		 68
(20)		 67
(19)		 66
(19)		 65
(18)		 67
(19)		 85
(29)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 49.8
(9.9)		 49.6
(9.8)		 50.2
(10.1)		 51.8
(11.0)		 53.9
(12.2)		 57.2
(14.0)		 56.4
(13.6)		 56.3
(13.5)		 55.8
(13.2)		 54.7
(12.6)		 52.6
(11.4)		 50.6
(10.3)		 53.2
(11.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 33.3
(0.7)		 32.9
(0.5)		 33.2
(0.7)		 34.6
(1.4)		 36.6
(2.6)		 39.4
(4.1)		 38.8
(3.8)		 38.9
(3.8)		 38.5
(3.6)		 37.8
(3.2)		 36.2
(2.3)		 34.3
(1.3)		 36.2
(2.3)
Record low °F (°C) 19
(−7)		 18
(−8)		 20
(−7)		 24
(−4)		 27
(−3)		 28
(−2)		 26
(−3)		 28
(−2)		 29
(−2)		 27
(−3)		 25
(−4)		 22
(−6)		 18
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.3
(58)		 1.5
(38)		 1.7
(43)		 1.3
(33)		 1.0
(25)		 0.5
(13)		 1.1
(28)		 1.5
(38)		 1.3
(33)		 1.1
(28)		 1.7
(43)		 2.0
(51)		 17
(431)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.0
(0.0)		 1.0
(2.5)		 0.3
(0.76)		 1.3
(3.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.0
(2.5)		 3.6
(9.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) 4 5 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 55
Source: NOAA,[1] WRCC[2]
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For mid-latitude locations, such as Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the temperature varies seasonally, but never gets very warm:

More information Climate data for Mount Washington, elev. 6,267 ft (1,910.2 m) near the summit (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933–present), Month ...
Climate data for Mount Washington, elev. 6,267 ft (1,910.2 m) near the summit (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 48
(9)		 48
(9)		 54
(12)		 60
(16)		 66
(19)		 72
(22)		 71
(22)		 72
(22)		 69
(21)		 62
(17)		 52
(11)		 47
(8)		 72
(22)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 38.7
(3.7)		 35.6
(2.0)		 40.8
(4.9)		 49.0
(9.4)		 58.8
(14.9)		 64.5
(18.1)		 65.4
(18.6)		 64.2
(17.9)		 61.4
(16.3)		 53.8
(12.1)		 45.8
(7.7)		 39.8
(4.3)		 67.2
(19.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 14.9
(−9.5)		 14.8
(−9.6)		 20.8
(−6.2)		 30.7
(−0.7)		 42.5
(5.8)		 51.4
(10.8)		 55.3
(12.9)		 54.2
(12.3)		 49.1
(9.5)		 37.7
(3.2)		 28.4
(−2.0)		 20.1
(−6.6)		 35.0
(1.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 5.8
(−14.6)		 5.9
(−14.5)		 12.9
(−10.6)		 23.7
(−4.6)		 36.3
(2.4)		 45.5
(7.5)		 49.9
(9.9)		 48.7
(9.3)		 43.1
(6.2)		 31.3
(−0.4)		 20.8
(−6.2)		 11.8
(−11.2)		 28.0
(−2.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −3.2
(−19.6)		 −3.0
(−19.4)		 4.9
(−15.1)		 16.7
(−8.5)		 30.2
(−1.0)		 39.6
(4.2)		 44.5
(6.9)		 43.2
(6.2)		 37.1
(2.8)		 24.9
(−3.9)		 13.1
(−10.5)		 3.5
(−15.8)		 21.0
(−6.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −28.6
(−33.7)		 −25.2
(−31.8)		 −19.4
(−28.6)		 −1.1
(−18.4)		 14.0
(−10.0)		 25.7
(−3.5)		 34.4
(1.3)		 31.4
(−0.3)		 21.3
(−5.9)		 8.3
(−13.2)		 −5.8
(−21.0)		 −20.8
(−29.3)		 −32.3
(−35.7)
Record low °F (°C) −47
(−44)		 −47
(−44)		 −38
(−39)		 −20
(−29)		 −2
(−19)		 8
(−13)		 24
(−4)		 20
(−7)		 9
(−13)		 −5
(−21)		 −26
(−32)		 −46
(−43)		 −47
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.74
(146)		 5.45
(138)		 6.72
(171)		 7.31
(186)		 7.68
(195)		 8.59
(218)		 8.93
(227)		 7.72
(196)		 7.66
(195)		 9.99
(254)		 8.09
(205)		 7.35
(187)		 91.23
(2,317)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 41.4
(105)		 43.3
(110)		 46.2
(117)		 33.1
(84)		 12.9
(33)		 1.3
(3.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.25)		 1.2
(3.0)		 19.0
(48)		 35.6
(90)		 47.7
(121)		 281.8
(716)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 14.1
(36)		 16.3
(41)		 17.6
(45)		 14.5
(37)		 6.1
(15)		 0.5
(1.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.3
(0.76)		 5.7
(14)		 8.3
(21)		 12.7
(32)		 21.0
(53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 20.0 18.3 19.7 18.3 17.4 17.6 17.5 15.5 13.7 18.1 19.2 21.0 216.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 19.6 18.1 18.0 14.1 6.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 9.9 15.1 19.7 123.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 92.0 106.9 127.6 143.2 171.3 151.3 145.0 130.5 127.2 127.1 82.4 83.1 1,487.6
Percentage possible sunshine 32 36 34 35 37 33 31 30 34 37 29 30 33
Source 1: NOAA (sun 1961–1990)[3][4][5]
Source 2: Mount Washington Observatory (extremes 1933–present)[6]
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Other examples of alpine climate include

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Source: Central Weather Bureau[10]
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Quick facts Mount Apo, Philippines, Climate chart (explanation) ...
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Source: meteoblue.com[11]
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Source: Weather China[12]
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3.8
 
 
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1.1
 
 
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Source: Climate-data.org[13]
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Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[14]
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Source: Météo Climat[15][16]
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[18]
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135
 
 
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Source: MeteoSwiss[19]
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White Mountain Peak, California, United States
Climate chart (explanation)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
51
 
 
−5
−14
 
 
43
 
 
−5
−14
 
 
55
 
 
−4
−14
 
 
48
 
 
−2
−12
 
 
50
 
 
2
−7
 
 
21
 
 
8
−2
 
 
28
 
 
12
2
 
 
28
 
 
12
2
 
 
22
 
 
9
−1
 
 
26
 
 
4
−5
 
 
31
 
 
−1
−10
 
 
66
 
 
−4
−12
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: The Western Regional Climate Center[20]
Imperial conversion
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2
 
 
23
7
 
 
1.7
 
 
23
7
 
 
2.2
 
 
24
7
 
 
1.9
 
 
28
10
 
 
2
 
 
36
19
 
 
0.8
 
 
46
29
 
 
1.1
 
 
54
36
 
 
1.1
 
 
53
35
 
 
0.9
 
 
48
30
 
 
1
 
 
40
23
 
 
1.2
 
 
31
15
 
 
2.6
 
 
25
10
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches
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