Climbing Forecast Chamonix Valley Chamonix — Bois du Bouchet

CHAMONIX VALLEY · GRANITE

Chamonix — Bois du Bouchet climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp23°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts10 km/h
Humidity45.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp22°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts10 km/h
Humidity47%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
14:00 23° dry 7 45.9%
15:00 22° dry 7 46.3%
16:00 21° dry 7 48.9%
17:00 20° dry 5 58.4%
18:00 17° dry 3 70%
19:00 16° dry 4 75.8%
20:00 15° dry 5 77.7%
21:00 14° dry 5 77.9%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain17mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity87%
16.7mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 3 85%
07:00 17° dry 4 82.1%
08:00 17° 0.2mm 4 78.6%
09:00 18° 0.3mm 5 74%
10:00 18° 1mm 6 72.5%
11:00 17° 3mm 7 78.4%
12:00 17° 2mm 6 83.9%
13:00 16° 3mm 7 90%
14:00 16° 0.9mm 7 92.8%
15:00 16° 2mm 5 94.4%
16:00 15° 1mm 5 94.7%
17:00 14° 2mm 5 98.8%
18:00 13° 0.8mm 5 99.4%
19:00 13° 0.4mm 5 99.8%
20:00 13° 0.1mm 5 99.3%
21:00 13° 0.2mm 4 98.9%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Caution
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
Drying — 14h since rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 3 99.8%
07:00 11° dry 3 97.5%
08:00 12° dry 3 89.4%
09:00 14° dry 5 80.7%
10:00 15° dry 5 71.5%
11:00 16° dry 6 68.7%
12:00 16° dry 7 63.7%
13:00 17° dry 7 63.1%
14:00 16° dry 7 65.9%
15:00 16° dry 7 68.9%
16:00 15° dry 6 73.7%
17:00 14° dry 5 81.6%
18:00 12° dry 2 90.3%
19:00 11° dry 1 93.3%
20:00 11° dry 1 95.6%
21:00 10° dry 1 97.2%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 99.6%
12:00 15° dry 5 61.9%
18:00 12° dry 1 77.8%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity50%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 77.3%
12:00 18° dry 5 50.3%
18:00 13° dry 1 87.8%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 2 76.1%
12:00 20° dry 5 53.8%
18:00 15° dry 1 90%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp21°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 2 52.7%
12:00 21° dry 6 48.7%
18:00 16° dry 1 80.1%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp22°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity47%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 2 67.7%
12:00 22° dry 6 46.8%
18:00 16° dry 1 86.5%

About Chamonix — Bois du Bouchet

Glacial-erratic granite blocks deposited across the young forest floor at Les Praz by the retreating Mer de Glace after the last ice age. Contains the legendary Pierre d'Orthaz — a 5m granite monolith in a meadow (Snells Field) that served every generation of Chamonix alpinists as a training block; a dozen problems 5b–8a Fb (V1–V7) around all four faces, sun and shade options at any time of day. The open meadow setting dries faster than the deeper forest boulders elsewhere in the wood. Approach five minutes from a small lay-by signed "Orthaz" on the road to Argentière.

Region
Chamonix Valley
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
1050m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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