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PFALZ · SANDSTONE

Asselstein weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp7°C
Wind15 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity84.2%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity75%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 7° dry 15 — 84.2%
11:00 8° dry 14 — 78.6%
12:00 9° dry 15 — 73.6%
13:00 10° dry 16 — 72.1%
14:00 10° dry 16 — 69.9%
15:00 10° dry 17 — 70.4%
16:00 9° dry 17 — 75.5%
17:00 8° dry 14 — 80.2%
18:00 8° dry 14 — 81.1%
19:00 8° dry 14 — 80.9%
20:00 7° dry 12 — 82.4%
21:00 6° dry 13 — 86.9%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 10 — 96.6%
07:00 4° dry 10 — 98%
08:00 4° dry 10 — 97.8%
09:00 6° dry 11 — 89.8%
10:00 7° dry 12 — 83.9%
11:00 8° dry 13 — 79.2%
12:00 8° dry 15 — 74.4%
13:00 9° dry 16 — 68.2%
14:00 9° dry 16 — 67.9%
15:00 9° dry 14 — 64.3%
16:00 9° dry 13 — 64.7%
17:00 7° dry 8 — 73.6%
18:00 6° dry 10 — 79.7%
19:00 5° dry 10 — 79.8%
20:00 5° dry 10 — 82.1%
21:00 4° dry 10 — 85.2%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 7 — 89.1%
07:00 2° dry 7 — 89.2%
08:00 2° dry 8 — 90.1%
09:00 4° dry 8 — 84.2%
10:00 6° dry 8 — 79.5%
11:00 7° dry 10 — 73.9%
12:00 8° dry 11 — 69.2%
13:00 8° dry 12 — 63.3%
14:00 9° dry 13 — 59.8%
15:00 8° dry 13 — 60%
16:00 8° dry 11 — 65.1%
17:00 5° dry 8 — 77.6%
18:00 4° dry 10 — 84.2%
19:00 4° dry 10 — 84.7%
20:00 3° dry 10 — 84%
21:00 3° dry 8 — 84.1%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 0° dry 14 — 91.4%
13:00 7° dry 24 — 63.1%
19:00 5° dry 19 — 70.8%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 2° dry 17 — 91.7%
13:00 8° dry 26 — 63.4%
19:00 6° dry 17 — 75.6%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 1° dry 18 — 90.1%
13:00 7° dry 19 — 66.6%
19:00 5° dry 17 — 76.3%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity58%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 1° dry 16 — 84.1%
13:00 7° dry 15 — 58.3%
19:00 4° dry 10 — 75.7%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -1° dry 8 — 89%
13:00 7° dry 6 — 68.2%
19:00 3° dry 6 — 81.9%

About Asselstein

A ~60m-high freestanding red sandstone tower near Annweiler am Trifels in the Pfälzerwald — the definitive Südpfalz climbing venue and the most historically important tower in the region. First climbed June 1860, now with around 80 routes ranging from moderate to UIAA 9+. Rock is Lower Bunter Sandstone (Buntsandstein, Trifels beds) — colourful, mostly red, with honeycomb weathering, cracks, slopers and pockets. Local ethics restrict chalk to routes VI and above (excess magnesia closes the pores and glazes the surface), and wet-sandstone rules apply: waiting for the rock to dry protects holds from crumbling. The Asselstein Climbing Hut is a short walk east of the tower.

Region
Pfalz
Rock type
Sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
300m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low