diff --git a/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt b/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt
index ebecad3bb..60b93b9a1 100644
--- a/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@ array/Range.h
 array/Vector.h
 array/Vector.cc
 array/SVector.h
+array/ArrayViewVariant.h
+array/ArrayViewVariant.cc
 array/helpers/ArrayInitializer.h
 array/helpers/ArrayAssigner.h
 array/helpers/ArrayWriter.h
diff --git a/src/atlas/array.h b/src/atlas/array.h
index c2cf7f720..a7ac48d07 100644
--- a/src/atlas/array.h
+++ b/src/atlas/array.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "atlas/array/ArraySpec.h"
 #include "atlas/array/ArrayStrides.h"
 #include "atlas/array/ArrayView.h"
+#include "atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h"
 #include "atlas/array/DataType.h"
 #include "atlas/array/LocalView.h"
 #include "atlas/array/MakeView.h"
diff --git a/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f62efd2d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Crown Copyright 2024 Met Office
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+ * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ */
+
+#include "atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include "atlas/runtime/Exception.h"
+
+namespace atlas {
+namespace array {
+
+using namespace detail;
+
+namespace {
+
+template <bool IsConst>
+struct VariantTypeHelper {
+  using type = ArrayViewVariant;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct VariantTypeHelper<true> {
+  using type = ConstArrayViewVariant;
+};
+
+template <typename ArrayType>
+using VariantType =
+    typename VariantTypeHelper<std::is_const_v<ArrayType>>::type;
+
+// Match array.rank() and array.datatype() to variant types. Return result of
+// makeView on a successful pattern match.
+template <size_t TypeIndex = 0, typename ArrayType, typename MakeView>
+VariantType<ArrayType> executeMakeView(ArrayType& array,
+                                       const MakeView& makeView) {
+  using View = std::variant_alternative_t<TypeIndex, VariantType<ArrayType>>;
+  using Value = typename View::non_const_value_type;
+  constexpr auto Rank = View::rank();
+
+  if (array.datatype() == DataType::kind<Value>() && array.rank() == Rank) {
+    return makeView(array, Value{}, std::integral_constant<int, Rank>{});
+  }
+
+  if constexpr (TypeIndex < std::variant_size_v<VariantType<ArrayType>> - 1) {
+    return executeMakeView<TypeIndex + 1>(array, makeView);
+  } else {
+    throw_Exception("ArrayView<" + array.datatype().str() + ", " +
+                        std::to_string(array.rank()) +
+                        "> is not an alternative in ArrayViewVariant.",
+                    Here());
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename ArrayType>
+VariantType<ArrayType> makeViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
+  const auto makeView = [](auto& array, auto value, auto rank) {
+    return make_view<decltype(value), decltype(rank)::value>(array);
+  };
+  return executeMakeView<>(array, makeView);
+}
+
+template <typename ArrayType>
+VariantType<ArrayType> makeHostViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
+  const auto makeView = [](auto& array, auto value, auto rank) {
+    return make_host_view<decltype(value), decltype(rank)::value>(array);
+  };
+  return executeMakeView<>(array, makeView);
+}
+
+template <typename ArrayType>
+VariantType<ArrayType> makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
+  const auto makeView = [](auto& array, auto value, auto rank) {
+    return make_device_view<decltype(value), decltype(rank)::value>(array);
+  };
+  return executeMakeView<>(array, makeView);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+ArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(Array& array) {
+  return makeViewVariantImpl(array);
+}
+
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(const Array& array) {
+  return makeViewVariantImpl(array);
+}
+
+ArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(Array& array) {
+  return makeHostViewVariantImpl(array);
+}
+
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(const Array& array) {
+  return makeHostViewVariantImpl(array);
+}
+
+ArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(Array& array) {
+  return makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(array);
+}
+
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(const Array& array) {
+  return makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(array);
+}
+
+}  // namespace array
+}  // namespace atlas
diff --git a/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94dff8115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Crown Copyright 2024 Met Office
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+ * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <variant>
+
+#include "atlas/array.h"
+
+namespace atlas {
+namespace array {
+
+namespace detail {
+
+using namespace array;
+
+// Container struct for a list of types.
+template <typename... Ts>
+struct Types {
+  using add_const = Types<std::add_const_t<Ts>...>;
+};
+
+// Container struct for a list of integers.
+template <int... Is>
+struct Ints {};
+
+template <typename ValueTypes, typename Ranks, typename... ArrayViews>
+struct VariantHelper;
+
+// Recursively construct ArrayView std::variant from types Ts and ranks Is.
+template <typename T, typename... Ts, int... Is, typename... ArrayViews>
+struct VariantHelper<Types<T, Ts...>, Ints<Is...>, ArrayViews...> {
+  using type = typename VariantHelper<Types<Ts...>, Ints<Is...>, ArrayViews...,
+                                      ArrayView<T, Is>...>::type;
+};
+
+// End recursion.
+template <int... Is, typename... ArrayViews>
+struct VariantHelper<Types<>, Ints<Is...>, ArrayViews...> {
+  using type = std::variant<ArrayViews...>;
+};
+
+template <typename ValueTypes, typename Ranks>
+using Variant = typename VariantHelper<ValueTypes, Ranks>::type;
+
+using VariantValueTypes =
+    detail::Types<float, double, int, long, unsigned long>;
+
+using VariantRanks = detail::Ints<1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9>;
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+/// @brief Variant containing all supported non-const ArrayView alternatives.
+using ArrayViewVariant =
+    detail::Variant<detail::VariantValueTypes, detail::VariantRanks>;
+
+/// @brief Variant containing all supported const ArrayView alternatives.
+using ConstArrayViewVariant =
+    detail::Variant<detail::VariantValueTypes::add_const, detail::VariantRanks>;
+
+/// @brief Create an ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
+ArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Create a const ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(const Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Create a host ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
+ArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Create a const host ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(const Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Create a device ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
+ArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Create a const device ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(const Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Return true if View::rank() is any of Ranks...
+template <int... Ranks, typename View>
+constexpr bool is_rank(const View&) {
+  return ((std::decay_t<View>::rank() == Ranks) || ...);
+}
+/// @brief Return true if View::value_type is any of ValuesTypes...
+template <typename... ValueTypes, typename View>
+constexpr bool is_value_type(const View&) {
+  using ValueType = typename std::decay_t<View>::value_type;
+  return ((std::is_same_v<ValueType, ValueTypes>) || ...);
+}
+
+/// @brief Return true if View::non_const_value_type is any of ValuesTypes...
+template <typename... ValueTypes, typename View>
+constexpr bool is_non_const_value_type(const View&) {
+  using ValueType = typename std::decay_t<View>::non_const_value_type;
+  return ((std::is_same_v<ValueType, ValueTypes>) || ...);
+}
+
+}  // namespace array
+}  // namespace atlas
diff --git a/src/tests/array/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/array/CMakeLists.txt
index 3915caca7..880e46ba6 100644
--- a/src/tests/array/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/array/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ atlas_add_hic_test(
   ENVIRONMENT ${ATLAS_TEST_ENVIRONMENT}
 )
 
+ecbuild_add_test( TARGET atlas_test_array_view_variant
+  SOURCES test_array_view_variant.cc
+  LIBS atlas
+  ENVIRONMENT ${ATLAS_TEST_ENVIRONMENT}
+)
diff --git a/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc b/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6eaeeacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Crown Copyright 2024 Met Office
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+ * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ */
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <variant>
+
+#include "atlas/array.h"
+#include "atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h"
+#include "eckit/utils/Overloaded.h"
+#include "tests/AtlasTestEnvironment.h"
+
+namespace atlas {
+namespace test {
+
+using namespace array;
+
+CASE("test variant assignment") {
+  auto array1 = array::ArrayT<float>(2);
+  auto array2 = array::ArrayT<double>(2, 3);
+  auto array3 = array::ArrayT<int>(2, 3, 4);
+  const auto& arrayRef = array1;
+
+  array1.allocateDevice();
+  array2.allocateDevice();
+  array3.allocateDevice();
+
+  auto view1 = make_view_variant(array1);
+  auto view2 = make_view_variant(array2);
+  auto view3 = make_view_variant(array3);
+  auto view4 = make_view_variant(arrayRef);
+
+  const auto hostView1 = make_host_view_variant(array1);
+  const auto hostView2 = make_host_view_variant(array2);
+  const auto hostView3 = make_host_view_variant(array3);
+  const auto hostView4 = make_host_view_variant(arrayRef);
+
+  auto deviceView1 = make_device_view_variant(array1);
+  auto deviceView2 = make_device_view_variant(array2);
+  auto deviceView3 = make_device_view_variant(array3);
+  auto deviceView4 = make_device_view_variant(arrayRef);
+
+  const auto visitVariants = [](auto& var1, auto& var2, auto var3, auto var4) {
+    std::visit(
+        [](auto view) {
+          EXPECT((is_rank<1>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_value_type<float>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_non_const_value_type<float>(view)));
+        },
+        var1);
+
+    std::visit(
+        [](auto view) {
+          EXPECT((is_rank<2>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_value_type<double>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_non_const_value_type<double>(view)));
+        },
+        var2);
+
+    std::visit(
+        [](auto view) {
+          EXPECT((is_rank<3>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_value_type<int>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_non_const_value_type<int>(view)));
+        },
+        var3);
+
+    std::visit(
+        [](auto view) {
+          EXPECT((is_rank<1>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_value_type<const float>(view)));
+          EXPECT((is_non_const_value_type<float>(view)));
+        },
+        var4);
+  };
+
+  visitVariants(view1, view2, view3, view4);
+  visitVariants(hostView1, hostView2, hostView3, hostView4);
+  visitVariants(deviceView1, deviceView2, deviceView3, deviceView4);
+}
+
+CASE("test std::visit") {
+  auto array1 = ArrayT<int>(10);
+  make_view<int, 1>(array1).assign({0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
+
+  auto array2 = ArrayT<int>(5, 2);
+  make_view<int, 2>(array2).assign({0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
+
+  const auto var1 = make_view_variant(array1);
+  const auto var2 = make_view_variant(array2);
+  auto rank1Tested = false;
+  auto rank2Tested = false;
+
+  const auto visitor = [&](auto view) {
+    if constexpr (is_rank<1>(view)) {
+      EXPECT((is_value_type<int>(view)));
+      auto testValue = int{0};
+      for (auto i = size_t{0}; i < view.size(); ++i) {
+        const auto value = view(i);
+        EXPECT_EQ(value, static_cast<decltype(value)>(testValue++));
+      }
+      rank1Tested = true;
+    } else if constexpr (is_rank<2>(view)) {
+      EXPECT((is_value_type<int>(view)));
+      auto testValue = int{0};
+      for (auto i = idx_t{0}; i < view.shape(0); ++i) {
+        for (auto j = idx_t{0}; j < view.shape(1); ++j) {
+          const auto value = view(i, j);
+          EXPECT_EQ(value, static_cast<decltype(value)>(testValue++));
+        }
+      }
+      rank2Tested = true;
+    } else {
+      // Test should not reach here.
+      EXPECT(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  std::visit(visitor, var1);
+  EXPECT(rank1Tested);
+  std::visit(visitor, var2);
+  EXPECT(rank2Tested);
+}
+
+}  // namespace test
+}  // namespace atlas
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) { return atlas::test::run(argc, argv); }