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Passes and summits in Graubünden

The 16 passes and summits in Graubünden tracked by meteo-ch.ch — 11 road passes and 5 summits — from 1 815 to 3 303 m. Every forecast is computed at the point's real altitude, not the valley's: that is the difference between “12 °C” and “2 °C and windy”.

Pass or summitTypeAltitudeSeason
CorvatschSummit3 303 mtoute l'année
Piz NairSummit3 057 mhiver + été
DiavolezzaSummit2 978 mtoute l'année
Parpaner RothornSummit2 865 mhiver + été
WeissfluhjochSummit2 693 mtoute l'année
Umbrail PassRoad pass2 501 mjuin–octobre
Flüela PassRoad pass2 383 mmai–novembre
Bernina PassRoad pass2 328 mtoute l'année
Albula PassRoad pass2 312 mjuin–octobre
Julier PassRoad pass2 284 mtoute l'année
Ofen PassRoad pass2 149 mtoute l'année
Splügen PassRoad pass2 113 mmai–novembre
San Bernardino PassRoad pass2 066 mjuin–octobre (tunnel toute l'année)
Oberalp PassRoad pass2 044 mroute mai–novembre, train toute l'année
Lukmanier PassRoad pass1 915 mpresque toute l'année
Maloja PassRoad pass1 815 mtoute l'année

Opening seasons

The periods shown are those usually passable. They do not replace the day’s opening status, which depends on the latest snowfall — check with the cantonal road authorities before setting off.

Why exact altitude changes everything

Between the lowest point on this list (1 815 m) and the highest (3 303 m) lie 1 488 metres — about 9.7 °C of temperature difference in a standard atmosphere, and considerably more under a winter inversion.

A municipal forecast says nothing about a pass: the municipality's centroid is down in the valley, sometimes a thousand metres lower. That is why these points are queried at their own altitude.

See also

Do these pages say whether the pass is open?

No, and that is deliberate: meteo-ch.ch has no official source for opening status. The “season” column gives the usual period; the day's opening must be checked with the cantonal road authorities.

At what altitude is the forecast computed?

At the point's own — 3 303 m for the highest on this list. That is what separates these pages from a municipal forecast, computed at the centroid, often in the valley.