List of alpine climate locations

Main article: Alpine climate

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:

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, WRCC

For mid-latitude locations, such as Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the temperature varies seasonally, but never gets very warm:

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
Percent possible sunshine	32	36	34	35	37	33	31	30	34	37	29	30	33
Source 1: NOAA (sun 1961–1990)
Source 2: Mount Washington Observatory (extremes 1933–present)

Other examples of alpine climate include

Kasprowy Wierch, Poland
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     105     −5 −10     98     −5 −11     113     −3 −9     127     1 −4     186     6 1     208     10 4     248     12 6     172     12 6     159     8 2     123     4 −1     118     0 −5     108     −4 −9 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4.1     24 14     3.9     23 13     4.4     26 16     5     34 25     7.3     43 33     8.2     50 39     9.8     54 43     6.8     54 44     6.2     46 36     4.9     39 30     4.6     32 23     4.2     26 16 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Sněžka, Poland/Czech Republic
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     107     −3 −8     89     −4 −9     88     −2 −7     51     3 −2     78     7 2     98     11 5     121     13 8     95     13 8     87     8 4     80     5 0     83     1 −4     114     −2 −7 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4.2     26 17     3.5     25 17     3.5     29 20     2     37 28     3.1     45 36     3.9     51 42     4.7     55 46     3.8     55 46     3.4     47 39     3.1     40 32     3.3     34 25     4.5     28 19 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Yu Shan, Taiwan
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     83     4 −5     121     4 −4     139     5 −2     244     8 0     414     11 3     488     12 4     446     14 4     519     14 4     325     14 4     144     13 3     78     10 0     70     6 −3 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Central Weather Bureau
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     3.3     39 24     4.7     39 25     5.5     42 29     9.6     46 33     16     51 37     19     54 40     18     57 40     20     56 40     13     57 39     5.7     56 37     3.1     50 33     2.8     43 27 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Mount Apo, Philippines
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     51     11 2     41     12 2     38     12 3     45     13 4     82     12 4     108     11 4     114     10 4     120     10 4     95     11 4     96     11 4     76     11 4     52     11 3 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: meteoblue.com
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2     53 36     1.6     54 36     1.5     54 38     1.8     56 40     3.2     54 40     4.3     53 40     4.5     51 40     4.7     51 40     3.7     53 40     3.8     53 40     3     53 40     2     53 38 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Phari, China
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     5     1 −17     8.8     1 −15     22     4 −10     28     7 −6     31     10 −1     57     13 3     105     13 4     96     13 4     54     11 2     28     8 −5     4.5     5 −12     2.8     3 −16 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Weather China
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.2     34 1     0.3     35 5     0.9     39 13     1.1     45 22     1.2     50 30     2.2     55 37     4.1     55 40     3.8     55 39     2.1     53 35     1.1     47 23     0.2     42 11     0.1     38 3 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

La Rinconada, Peru
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     135     8 −3     113     8 −3     106     8 −3     50     9 −5     19     9 −8     7     8 −12     6     8 −11     15     10 −10     34     10 −7     51     11 −6     67     10 −6     104     9 −3 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Climate-data.org
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     5.3     47 26     4.4     46 27     4.2     46 26     2     47 23     0.7     47 19     0.3     47 11     0.2     47 12     0.6     49 13     1.3     49 19     2     52 21     2.6     51 22     4.1     48 26 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Nevado de Toluca, Mexico
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     15     7 −3     13     8 −2     12     10 −1     56     10 0     116     10 0     205     9 1     244     8 1     228     8 0     208     8 0     88     8 0     27     7 −1     15     7 −2 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.6     45 28     0.5     46 28     0.5     49 31     2.2     50 32     4.6     50 33     8.1     49 33     9.6     47 33     9     47 33     8.2     47 33     3.5     46 31     1.1     45 29     0.6     45 28 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Zugspitze, Germany
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     172     −8 −13     160     −8 −14     228     −7 −12     179     −4 −9     161     1 −5     186     4 −2     188     6 1     182     6 1     145     3 −2     114     1 −5     179     −4 −10     188     −7 −12 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Météo Climat
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.8     19 9     6.3     17 7     9     20 10     7     25 15     6.3     34 24     7.3     39 29     7.4     43 33     7.2     43 33     5.7     38 28     4.5     33 24     7     24 15     7.4     20 10 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Cerro de Pasco, Peru
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     137     12 1     151     11 1     153     11 1     80     13 0     43     12 −2     14     13 −4     16     13 −4     26     13 −3     52     12 −2     98     12 −1     103     13 −1     126     13 0 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Climate-data.org
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     5.4     53 33     5.9     52 34     6     53 33     3.1     55 31     1.7     54 28     0.6     55 25     0.6     55 25     1     55 26     2     54 29     3.9     54 31     4.1     55 31     5     55 32 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Tanggulashan, China
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.8     −6 −24     1.9     −4 −22     1.9     1 −17     5.3     5 −12     20     9 −6     60     13 0     81     15 2     65     14 2     44     11 −1     11     5 −10     1.1     −2 −19     1.2     −5 −24 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: China Meteorological Administration
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.1     20 −12     0.1     25 −7     0.1     33 2     0.2     41 11     0.8     49 22     2.4     55 31     3.2     59 36     2.6     58 36     1.7     52 30     0.4     40 15     0     29 −2     0     22 −10 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Piz Corvatsch, Switzerland
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     78     −9 −14     69     −9 −14     76     −8 −13     106     −5 −10     132     −1 −6     144     3 −2     135     5 0     135     5 1     100     2 −3     121     −1 −5     135     −5 −10     88     −8 −13 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: MeteoSwiss
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     3.1     17 8     2.7     15 6     3     18 9     4.2     22 14     5.2     30 22     5.7     37 29     5.3     42 32     5.3     42 33     3.9     35 27     4.8     30 22     5.3     22 14     3.5     18 9 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

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
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     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