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Meteo and climate data on the Monte Rosa glacier: Daily data

The graph below shows meteoro and climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations located in the vicinity of the Monte Rosa glacier.
     
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Measuring station: Distance and compass direction

The measuring station Gornergrat (3131m) is located at a distance of approximately 4km from Monte Rosa glacier in the direction of NW.

Snow depths

The table below lists the snow depth measuring stations located in the vicinity of the Monte Rosa 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
 Gornergratsee  2953 5NW Snow depths 
 Stafelalp, Zermatt  2408 11WNW Snow depths 
 Zermatt  1600 10NW Snow depths 
 Triftchumme, Zermatt  2752 12NW Snow depths 
Legend
- Distance: Approximate distance from the Monte Rosa glacier to the snow depth measuring station.
- Direction: Seen from the Monte Rosa 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)

Further links

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