Climbing Forecast Rätikon — Prättigau Rätikon — Kirchlispitzen

RÄTIKON — PRÄTTIGAU · LIMESTONE

Rätikon — Kirchlispitzen climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp6°C
Wind5 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity82.5%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.7mm rain forecast
Humidity 85% — potential fog

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain2mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity85%
1.7mm rain forecastHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 0.2mm 5 82.5%
11:00 0.1mm 7 79.3%
12:00 dry 9 80.7%
13:00 dry 9 84.7%
14:00 dry 8 86.1%
15:00 0.1mm 8 88%
16:00 0.2mm 7 91.2%
17:00 0.3mm 7 94.6%
18:00 0.2mm 7 97.5%
19:00 0.3mm 7 98.9%
20:00 0.2mm 6 98.8%
21:00 0.1mm 5 98.8%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 6 97.8%
07:00 dry 5 95.7%
08:00 dry 4 88.6%
09:00 0.2mm 5 81.4%
10:00 0.3mm 8 78%
11:00 0.2mm 8 78.7%
12:00 dry 8 75.1%
13:00 dry 7 67%
14:00 dry 7 60.4%
15:00 dry 8 56.7%
16:00 dry 8 60.9%
17:00 dry 8 72.3%
18:00 dry 4 85%
19:00 dry 2 87.3%
20:00 dry 2 88.9%
21:00 dry 2 90.1%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity46%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -3° dry 6 98.6%
07:00 dry 5 85.7%
08:00 dry 2 51.1%
09:00 dry 4 43.6%
10:00 10° dry 6 39.1%
11:00 11° dry 8 37.4%
12:00 12° dry 8 37.6%
13:00 12° dry 9 41.8%
14:00 12° dry 10 49.6%
15:00 11° dry 11 55.7%
16:00 10° dry 9 59.5%
17:00 dry 7 73.5%
18:00 dry 3 81.8%
19:00 dry 1 85%
20:00 dry 1 86.9%
21:00 dry 2 88.8%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity43%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -1° dry 5 94.7%
12:00 13° dry 7 43%
18:00 dry 2 64.7%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity43%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 61.1%
12:00 16° dry 9 43.4%
18:00 10° dry 1 70.7%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity39%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 5 79.3%
12:00 18° dry 7 38.6%
18:00 11° dry 1 60.5%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity87%
0.8mm rain forecastHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.7mm 5 83.1%
12:00 dry 5 86.7%
18:00 dry 2 76.8%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity44%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 6 82.8%
12:00 12° dry 6 44.1%
18:00 dry 1 75%

About Rätikon — Kirchlispitzen

The 500m-tall, 2km-wide south face of the Kirchlispitzen chain in the Prättigau — arguably the most famous alpine sport-multi-pitch venue in the Alps thanks to Kammerlander's Silbergeier. The rock is superb water-washed limestone with runnels rising to the pavements around the 2552m summit; routes are perfectly vertical face climbing on tiny edges and pockets. Approach via Grüscher Alp from the Swiss side. The catch is the weather: the Rätikon sits in a genuinely rainy corner of the Alps — bouldering literature says climbers often 'fail to even see the mountain'. Routes are slow to dry after rain (seepage set to medium to reflect this), and snow can persist at the base into June. September and October are the reliable windows.

Region
Rätikon — Prättigau
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
2400m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium