Climbing Forecast Chamonix Valley Servoz

CHAMONIX VALLEY · SCHIST

Servoz climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp24°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
Temp23°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts10 km/h
Humidity47%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
14:00 24° dry 7 45.9%
15:00 23° dry 7 46.3%
16:00 22° dry 7 48.9%
17:00 21° dry 5 58.4%
18:00 18° dry 3 70%
19:00 17° dry 4 75.8%
20:00 16° dry 5 77.7%
21:00 15° dry 5 77.9%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain17mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity87%
16.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 3 85%
07:00 18° dry 4 82.1%
08:00 18° 0.2mm 4 78.6%
09:00 19° 0.3mm 5 74%
10:00 19° 1mm 6 72.5%
11:00 18° 3mm 7 78.4%
12:00 18° 2mm 6 83.9%
13:00 17° 3mm 7 90%
14:00 17° 0.9mm 7 92.8%
15:00 17° 2mm 5 94.4%
16:00 16° 1mm 5 94.7%
17:00 15° 2mm 5 98.8%
18:00 14° 0.8mm 5 99.4%
19:00 14° 0.4mm 5 99.8%
20:00 14° 0.1mm 5 99.3%
21:00 14° 0.2mm 4 98.9%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Caution
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
Drying — 14h since rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 3 99.8%
07:00 12° dry 3 97.5%
08:00 13° dry 3 89.4%
09:00 15° dry 5 80.7%
10:00 16° dry 5 71.5%
11:00 17° dry 6 68.7%
12:00 17° dry 7 63.7%
13:00 18° dry 7 63.1%
14:00 17° dry 7 65.9%
15:00 17° dry 7 68.9%
16:00 16° dry 6 73.7%
17:00 15° dry 5 81.6%
18:00 13° dry 2 90.3%
19:00 12° dry 1 93.3%
20:00 12° dry 1 95.6%
21:00 11° dry 1 97.2%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 99.6%
12:00 16° dry 5 61.9%
18:00 13° dry 1 77.8%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity50%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 77.3%
12:00 19° dry 5 50.3%
18:00 15° dry 1 87.8%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp21°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 2 76.1%
12:00 21° dry 5 53.8%
18:00 16° dry 1 90%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp22°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 2 52.7%
12:00 22° dry 6 48.7%
18:00 17° dry 1 80.1%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp23°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 2 67.7%
12:00 23° dry 6 46.8%
18:00 17° dry 1 86.5%

About Servoz

40m layered schist wall at the exit of Servoz on the old road towards Chamonix — a stepped, easy-angled lower section with a slightly overhanging upper part. Roadside parking and a bar-restaurant opposite make it the classic school and family venue, popular with instructors. Because it's schist the foliation planes hold water, so the wall stays greasy longer after rain than the surrounding gneiss and granite crags — trust the drying model here more than at Gaillands. West-facing means morning shade and afternoon sun. Popular fallback when the higher Chamonix crags are still damp: 8km down-valley at 800m the microclimate is often milder in shoulder seasons.

Region
Chamonix Valley
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
800m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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