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RÄTIKON — PRÄTTIGAU · LIMESTONE

Rätikon — Kirchlispitzen weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp2°C
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity72.7%
Rain 48h4mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

Snow on the crag (18.5mm water-equivalent) — ice and snow will impact conditions
16mm rain forecast

Drying Time

1% dry · 30-59h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp1°C
Rain16mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity82%
16mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 2° 0.5mm 8 — 72.7%
12:00 2° 0.7mm 8 — 72.8%
13:00 2° 2mm 8 — 76.2%
14:00 1° 2mm 7 — 81.9%
15:00 0° 3mm 8 — 92.1%
16:00 -1° 2mm 7 — 97.9%
17:00 -2° 3mm 6 — 99.2%
18:00 -2° 3mm 6 — 99.6%
19:00 -2° dry 8 — 99.7%
20:00 -2° 0.2mm 8 — 99.5%
21:00 -3° dry 7 — 94.2%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity43%
Only 18h since rain — needs ~45h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -9° dry 8 — 84.1%
07:00 -11° dry 8 — 86.8%
08:00 -10° dry 7 — 83.2%
09:00 -7° dry 7 — 79.1%
10:00 -2° dry 7 — 67.7%
11:00 1° dry 4 — 51.8%
12:00 3° dry 3 — 40.3%
13:00 4° dry 2 — 33.8%
14:00 4° dry 2 — 32.7%
15:00 4° dry 2 — 33.4%
16:00 3° dry 1 — 39%
17:00 1° dry 2 — 43.1%
18:00 -2° dry 5 — 50.6%
19:00 -4° dry 5 — 56.4%
20:00 -6° dry 5 — 63%
21:00 -6° dry 5 — 66.5%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Caution
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Drying — 42h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -3° dry 4 — 64.5%
07:00 -3° dry 4 — 65.8%
08:00 -2° dry 5 — 68.6%
09:00 2° dry 5 — 68.4%
10:00 5° dry 3 — 58.5%
11:00 7° dry 3 — 56.8%
12:00 8° dry 2 — 55.7%
13:00 8° dry 2 — 53.5%
14:00 8° dry 2 — 52.9%
15:00 8° dry 3 — 54%
16:00 7° dry 2 — 62.9%
17:00 4° dry 3 — 69.7%
18:00 1° dry 3 — 77.4%
19:00 -1° dry 3 — 82.9%
20:00 -1° dry 4 — 83.2%
21:00 -2° dry 3 — 82.6%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -1° dry 1 — 77.8%
13:00 5° 0.1mm 2 — 76.6%
19:00 1° 0.1mm 1 — 100%
Thu Thursday 29 October
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity50%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -3° dry 6 — 94.8%
13:00 6° dry 3 — 49.7%
19:00 0° dry 0 — 94.5%
Fri Friday 30 October
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity43%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -3° dry 3 — 61.5%
13:00 6° dry 7 — 42.7%
19:00 -2° dry 1 — 79.5%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -10° dry 5 — 94.1%
13:00 4° dry 5 — 47.1%
19:00 -3° dry 1 — 78.2%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -4° dry 0 — 62.6%
13:00 0° dry 7 — 64.5%
19:00 -4° dry 3 — 98.7%

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