Meteo and climate data on the Chaltwasser glacier: Daily data

The graph below shows meteoro and climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations located in the vicinity of the Chaltwasser glacier.

Monthly data per year Monthly data per hydrological year Forecasts

Deviations of the monthly values from the climate norms

Measuring station: Simplon-Dorf (1467m), September 2025

The definitive deviations for this month will be displayed from 1 October 2025.

Physical quantity	Monthly value	Standard value	Deviation	Unit	%	Data %
Precipitation	22.7	114.6	-91.9	mm	-80.2	99.7

Source of the basic data: MeteoSwiss

Measuring station: Distance and compass direction

The measuring station Simplon-Dorf (1467m) is located at a distance of approximately 6km from Chaltwasser glacier in the direction of SSW.

Snow depths

The table below lists the snow depth measuring stations located in the vicinity of the Chaltwasser glacier. Extensive information on the development of the snow depth for various periods can be called up for each measuring station. All links lead to the website www.whiterisk.ch, which is operated by the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF.

Snow depth measuring station	Height m a.s.l	Distance km	Direction	Link
Bortelsee	2517	5	NNE	Snow depths
Ze Seewe, Simplon	2620	3	SE	Snow depths
Simplon Hospiz	2000	4	WSW	Snow depths

Legend
- Distance: Approximate distance from the Chaltwasser glacier to the snow depth measuring station.
- Direction: Seen from the Chaltwasser glacier, the snow depth measuring station is in this direction.

Availability of data

We have been storing the meteor data since 1. December 2023.

Further information

Further information on the measurement data and the graphics can be found here... (External link to www.obeng.ch, the website of Oberli Engineering GmbH)

To the main page of this glacier...

Further links

All links point to pages on our website www.obeng.ch.