Climbing Forecast Chulilla Chulilla — El Balconcito

CHULILLA · LIMESTONE

Chulilla — El Balconcito climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp20°C
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity74.6%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain8h ago

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

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Today Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity75%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
14:00 0.3mm null%
18:00 20° dry 8 74.6%
19:00 19° dry 5 80.7%
20:00 18° dry 2 82.6%
21:00 17° dry 3 86.7%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Good
Temp25°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 8 96.4%
07:00 16° dry 8 87.5%
08:00 20° dry 4 69.3%
09:00 22° dry 8 61.4%
10:00 23° dry 9 56.1%
11:00 24° dry 12 53.6%
12:00 25° dry 13 52.8%
13:00 26° dry 14 49.7%
14:00 26° dry 16 49.2%
15:00 25° dry 16 56.2%
16:00 24° dry 16 62.1%
17:00 23° dry 13 66.7%
18:00 21° dry 9 75.3%
19:00 20° dry 7 84.6%
20:00 19° dry 5 91.4%
21:00 18° dry 3 92.3%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp26°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 9 90.4%
07:00 17° dry 9 83%
08:00 20° dry 5 70.3%
09:00 23° dry 5 55.8%
10:00 24° dry 10 52.8%
11:00 25° dry 12 50.7%
12:00 26° dry 13 46.7%
13:00 26° dry 14 44.1%
14:00 27° dry 13 43.8%
15:00 26° dry 13 44.6%
16:00 26° dry 11 46.7%
17:00 24° dry 10 50%
18:00 22° dry 8 60.5%
19:00 21° dry 6 68.4%
20:00 20° dry 3 75.2%
21:00 19° dry 2 78.2%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp29°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity30%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 10 75.9%
12:00 29° dry 12 29.7%
18:00 24° dry 1 46.7%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp32°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity22%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° dry 12 51.7%
12:00 32° dry 9 22.3%
18:00 25° dry 10 40.1%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp31°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity29%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 9 65%
12:00 31° dry 13 28.8%
18:00 24° dry 11 58.1%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Good
Temp29°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity41%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 5 83.7%
12:00 29° dry 11 41.4%
18:00 24° dry 10 66.7%
Fri Friday 25 September
Good
Temp31°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity30%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 8 66.5%
12:00 31° dry 13 30.3%
18:00 24° dry 6 61.7%

About Chulilla — El Balconcito

El Balconcito is Chulilla's flagship hard-sport sector, sitting at the far end of the gorge's U-bend about 10-15 minutes' walk past Oasis and Chorreras. North-facing so shaded all day, with 35-40m walls of grey-orange limestone featuring big tufas and pockets — El Bufa (8a) and Tequila Sunrise (8a) are the marquee lines, both routinely on the Chulilla ticklist. Sometimes grouped with adjacent 'El Balcón' but the headline classics all sit on the Balconcito wall proper. Approach is on the well-trodden Pantaneros trail from the village or a shorter walk in from the reservoir/dam parking. Seepage is genuinely low outside heavy multi-day rain — the compact rock and southern latitude keep the walls climbable through most of the wet European winter.

Region
Chulilla
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
385m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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