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SCOTLAND - CENTRAL & SOUTHERN — ABERDEEN · GRANITE · bird ban

Bullers of Buchan weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind24 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity89.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for granite
High humidity (89.8%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity90%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 12° dry 24 — 89.8%
18:00 11° dry 19 — 91.5%
19:00 11° dry 16 — 92.8%
20:00 12° dry 13 — 92.1%
21:00 12° dry 16 — 83.3%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 25 — 82.7%
07:00 8° dry 22 — 86.1%
08:00 8° dry 21 — 89.1%
09:00 8° dry 22 — 87.1%
10:00 9° dry 23 — 79.9%
11:00 10° dry 26 — 77.5%
12:00 11° dry 30 — 72.4%
13:00 11° dry 30 — 69.7%
14:00 10° dry 28 — 65%
15:00 10° dry 27 — 67.5%
16:00 9° dry 25 — 70.8%
17:00 9° dry 22 — 71.6%
18:00 8° dry 24 — 73.5%
19:00 8° dry 25 — 74.2%
20:00 8° dry 25 — 74.4%
21:00 8° dry 25 — 75.2%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 17 — 83.2%
07:00 7° dry 19 — 84.4%
08:00 7° dry 20 — 88.1%
09:00 8° dry 21 — 87%
10:00 10° dry 25 — 84.1%
11:00 11° dry 26 — 82%
12:00 11° dry 27 — 79.4%
13:00 11° dry 27 — 78.1%
14:00 11° dry 26 — 80.6%
15:00 11° dry 26 — 85.4%
16:00 10° dry 23 — 88.5%
17:00 10° dry 23 — 89%
18:00 10° dry 23 — 89.7%
19:00 10° dry 23 — 92.2%
20:00 10° dry 24 — 90.1%
21:00 10° dry 27 — 90%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 18 — 94.9%
12:00 12° dry 9 — 82.3%
18:00 10° dry 5 — 91%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 4 — 96.8%
12:00 11° dry 4 — 88.9%
18:00 10° dry 5 — 88.6%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
No recent rainHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 6 — 89.6%
12:00 10° dry 9 — 90.3%
18:00 9° dry 6 — 90.9%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp9°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 8 — 75.3%
12:00 9° dry 10 — 88.6%
18:00 9° dry 9 — 86.7%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 4 — 90.1%
12:00 10° dry 8 — 83.9%
18:00 9° dry 8 — 81.1%
Bird ban (1 April to 31 July)
The cliffs hold significant seabird colonies (kittiwakes, guillemots, razorbills, puffins) — much of the venue is closed to climbing through the nesting season. Check RSPB/SNH access advice before visiting in spring

About Bullers of Buchan

The Bullers of Buchan is a spectacular pink-granite coast six miles south of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, most famous for its collapsed sea cave — an almost circular 30-metre chasm through which the sea rushes via a natural archway. Just south of the chasm sits Arthur Fowlie, a stunning leaning granite wall that gives the venue its best route, and there are further stacks, sea arches and chimneys along the coast. Facing east into the North Sea, the cliffs dry fast in even a light Buchan breeze but attract very significant seabird colonies — a formal bird ban keeps much of the venue closed from April to July, and any climbing outside the ban should still avoid disturbing occupied ledges. Approach is a short walk along a narrow clifftop path from parking off the A975 north of Cruden Bay.

Region
Scotland - Central & Southern — Aberdeen
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
30m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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