Webcam in Grächen
Webcam Chalet Soldanella – Your vacation apartment in Grächen
The webcam is installed directly at the house of the vacation apartments in Chalet Soldanella and offers a view to the south of the Valais Alps. In the upper third of the picture is the imposing Weisshorn, with the Brunegghorn to the right, which is often mistaken for the Matterhorn by vacation guests. Further to the right is the “Schaufel” or double summit with the inner and outer Barrhorn. The village center of Grächen with its church is visible in the middle. In the highest building in Grächen, to the right, you will find the “Volg” grocery store. Other stores, restaurants and more are in the immediate vicinity. The ideal location of your vacation apartment: close to the center, accessible by car and yet very quiet.
View of the village center – view to the south
This webcam is located slightly higher than the Hannigalp valley station, at the Night & Day Bar in Grächen. It offers a magnificent view of the village center of Grächen and the surrounding mountains. In winter, you can enjoy delicious food and drink and, of course, après-ski here. At the top right you will find the Jungtal valley and Alpe Jungen on the mountainside in front of it. The Alpe Jungen also boasts a small mountain lake, a mountain restaurant and a view of Grächen and the Ried Glacier. The imposing “Dom” mountain is also impressive from here.
Webcam Hannigalp with a view of the Valais Alps
The “Chleini Furgge” is located above the Hannigalp at 2267 m above sea level. M. Two ski lifts lead up here in winter. In summer there are several hiking trails. The view of the Saas Valley with the four-thousand-meter peak “Weissmies” is particularly beautiful.
Seetalhorn 2800 m above sea level M
This webcam is located at the “Seetalhorn” mountain station above Grächen. It offers a magnificent 360-degree view of the Valais and Bernese Alps. In winter, the “Stafel” chairlift takes you to the Seetal ski area.
Current weather in Grächen
Take a look at the live images from the webcams on this page below.
You can also find detailed weather forecasts at www.landi.ch/wetter/lokalprognose
We recommend the use of the “MeteoSwiss App”:
Another recommended app is “LANDI Weather”:
Weather and climate in Grächen
Grächen is located in the driest region of the entire Alpine area. The Bernese and Valais Alps form a natural barrier against disturbances from the Atlantic or the Mediterranean.
The numerous sunny days and the foehn intensify the drying out of the soil. Between 1960 and 1990, the average annual precipitation in Grächen was 52.3 cm, and 50 percent of all days were cloudless. Between 1901 and 1940, 56 cm were measured, most of which fell as snow, as summer precipitation (May to August) amounted to only 20 cm at that time. With average January temperatures of minus 4.2°C, average July temperatures of plus 13.8°C and an annual average temperature of plus 4.6°C, Grächen has an exceptionally mild climate in relation to its altitude.
Since 1861, Grächen has been home to a small weather station of the Swiss Federal Observatory, which measures air pressure, temperature and humidity three times a day. Grächen thus had one of the first measuring stations in Valais. Until recently, the mountain village was considered to have the lowest rainfall in the whole of Switzerland. However, recent studies have shown that the hamlet of Ackersand at the bottom of the valley in the neighboring municipality of Stalden receives even less precipitation on an annual average.
