Meteo and climate data on the Oberaar glacier: Daily data

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

Monthly data per year Monthly data per hydrological year Forecasts

Deviations of the monthly values from the climate norms

Measuring station: Grimsel Hospiz (1980m), September 2025

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

Physical quantity	Monthly value	Standard value	Deviation	Unit	%	Data %
Temperature	9.4	6.9	+2.5	°C		99.8
Precipitation	39.8	128.6	-88.8	mm	-69.1	99.9
Sunshine duration	34.2	139.8	-105.6	Std.	-75.5	99.8
Global radiation	164.3	152.8	+11.5	W/m2	+7.5	99.8

Source of the basic data: MeteoSwiss

Measuring station: Distance and compass direction

The measuring station Grimsel Hospiz (1980m) is located at a distance of approximately 10km from Oberaar glacier in the direction of ENE.

Snow depths

The table below lists the snow depth measuring stations located in the vicinity of the Oberaar 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
Grimsel Hospiz	1970	10	ENE	Snow depths
Homad, Guttannen	2115	17	NNE	Snow depths
Jostsee, Goms	2432	7	E	Snow depths
Guttannen	1055	15	NNE	Snow depths
Treichbode, Goms	2427	5	S	Snow depths

Legend
- Distance: Approximate distance from the Oberaar glacier to the snow depth measuring station.
- Direction: Seen from the Oberaar 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.