| Weissfluhjoch | |
|---|---|
 The Weissflujoch | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,693 m (8,835 ft) |
| Prominence | 64 m (210 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Weissfluh |
| Coordinates | 46°50′00″N09°48′23″E / 46.83333°N 9.80639°E /46.83333; 9.80639 |
| Geography | |
  Weissfluhjoch Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Graubünden,Switzerland |
| Parent range | Plessur Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Funicular |
TheWeissfluhjoch (2,693 m (8,835 ft)) is a summit southeast of theWeissfluh (2,843 m (9,327 ft)) situated in thePlessur Range inGraubünden,Switzerland. Since 1932, afunicular railway (theParsennbahn) leads to its summit fromDavos.
On the Weissflujoch, there used to be several laboratories of the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, a division of theSwiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL).[2] However, while there is still a test site at the location,[3] the institute building was sold to Davos Klosters Bergbahnen Ltd in 2019.[4]
| Climate data for Weissfluhjoch, elevation 2,691 m (8,829 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −5.9 (21.4) | −4.1 (24.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | −4.3 (24.3) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −8.5 (16.7) | −6.6 (20.1) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | 0.3 (32.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | −6.9 (19.6) | −1.5 (29.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −11.2 (11.8) | −9.3 (15.3) | −6.5 (20.3) | −2.3 (27.9) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | −6.7 (19.9) | −9.6 (14.7) | −4.1 (24.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 107.8 (4.24) | 80.2 (3.16) | 95.8 (3.77) | 79.3 (3.12) | 116.2 (4.57) | 165.5 (6.52) | 181.0 (7.13) | 197.5 (7.78) | 122.7 (4.83) | 97.3 (3.83) | 92.1 (3.63) | 103.4 (4.07) | 1,438.8 (56.65) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 131.2 (51.7) | 116.5 (45.9) | 123.0 (48.4) | 91.1 (35.9) | 63.0 (24.8) | 35.9 (14.1) | 13.7 (5.4) | 11.6 (4.6) | 35.1 (13.8) | 64.1 (25.2) | 117.9 (46.4) | 136.4 (53.7) | 939.5 (369.9) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 147.5 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 1.0 cm) | 12.9 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 113.0 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 141.8 | 145.0 | 166.8 | 163.4 | 167.7 | 167.9 | 185.7 | 181.2 | 161.1 | 165.0 | 127.8 | 120.9 | 1,894.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 52 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 45 |
| Source 1:NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:MeteoSwiss[6] | |||||||||||||