Cerro Temascaltepec
- 5,610 ft
- summit
- Jun–Aug, Oct–Mar
- best months
Cerro Temascaltepec is a mountain in Puebla, Mexico, with its summit at about 5,610 ft (1,710 m) above sea level. It stands inside Reserva Estatal Sierra del Tentzo. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Huiluco, about 4.2 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerri El Vigilante. In a typical May, the warmest month, highs reach about 86°F (30°C) and lows about 61°F (16°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 77°F (25°C) and lows about 51°F (10°C). Precipitation falls on about 13 days in September, the wettest month, and about 0 days in February, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 5,610 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Temascaltepec. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Temascaltepec
How tall is Cerro Temascaltepec?
5,610 ft (1,710 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Temascaltepec?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
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Best time to visit Cerro Temascaltepec
Best months: June–August and October–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
77° / 51°
1 wet
Feb
80° / 52°
0 wet
Mar
84° / 55°
1 wet
Apr
86° / 58°
3 wet
May
86° / 61°
7 wet
Jun
81° / 62°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
78° / 61°
13 wet
Oct
79° / 59°
6 wet
Nov
80° / 55°
2 wet
Dec
78° / 52°
0 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 5,279 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors