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DEVON — DARTMOOR · GRANITE

Belstone Tor climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity76.7%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity77%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 11° dry 7 — 76.7%
19:00 10° dry 10 — 79.4%
20:00 10° dry 13 — 74.1%
21:00 11° dry 16 — 75.2%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain13mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
13.1mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.1mm 21 — 98.3%
07:00 15° dry 24 — 97.8%
08:00 16° dry 29 — 97.6%
09:00 16° dry 29 — 95.9%
10:00 16° dry 31 — 96.8%
11:00 17° dry 31 — 95.1%
12:00 18° dry 31 — 92.2%
13:00 18° dry 32 — 90.8%
14:00 19° dry 32 — 87.5%
15:00 19° dry 30 — 87%
16:00 19° dry 30 — 89.4%
17:00 19° 0.7mm 30 — 86.9%
18:00 18° 3mm 32 — 87.8%
19:00 17° 2mm 32 — 92.6%
20:00 17° 0.6mm 31 — 93.1%
21:00 17° 2mm 31 — 93.1%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain11mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
10.5mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 22 — 97.5%
07:00 14° dry 21 — 96.9%
08:00 14° 0.1mm 23 — 93.7%
09:00 15° 0.3mm 23 — 89.8%
10:00 15° 0.5mm 27 — 86.6%
11:00 15° 0.5mm 28 — 87.3%
12:00 16° 0.6mm 30 — 81.1%
13:00 15° 0.5mm 31 — 80.5%
14:00 16° 0.4mm 28 — 81.2%
15:00 15° 0.4mm 26 — 82.4%
16:00 14° 0.6mm 28 — 81.3%
17:00 13° 0.2mm 22 — 93%
18:00 12° dry 20 — 93.6%
19:00 12° 0.1mm 19 — 92.9%
20:00 12° dry 18 — 94.2%
21:00 12° dry 19 — 94.3%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.1mm 12 — 96.9%
12:00 15° dry 21 — 73%
18:00 12° dry 12 — 84%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 17 — 93.4%
12:00 16° dry 23 — 73.2%
18:00 13° dry 8 — 91.8%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 7 — 97.4%
12:00 17° dry 8 — 78.4%
18:00 13° dry 5 — 98.4%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 2 — 96.7%
12:00 17° dry 3 — 76%
18:00 13° dry 3 — 88.3%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 1 — 92.2%
12:00 17° dry 1 — 74.7%
18:00 14° dry 1 — 91%

About Belstone Tor

Belstone Tor sits on the northern rim of Dartmoor near Belstone village, offering exposed granite tor climbing and bouldering along a dramatic ridge line. The rock character features weather-beaten, high-friction granite with crisp edges, slopers, and horizontal crack systems. Facing multiple directions along the crest, aspect varies, and open hilltop exposure means wind dries the rock very rapidly after rain. Route selection includes short traditional routes and bouldering problems from VDiff up to lower E-grades, highlighted by Belstone Arete. The approach takes twenty-five minutes up gentle moorland tracks from the Belstone village car park. High exposure to cold northern winds is the main weather factor.

Region
Devon — Dartmoor
Rock type
Granite
Altitude
480m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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