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ANDALUCÍA · LIMESTONE

El Chorro / Caminito del Rey climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp19°C
Wind16 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity90.3%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 90.3% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity90%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — 0.1mm — — null%
18:00 19° dry 16 — 90.3%
19:00 19° dry 13 — 94.2%
20:00 19° dry 12 — 96.2%
21:00 18° dry 11 — 96.8%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp26°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 7 — 91.9%
07:00 18° dry 11 — 90.5%
08:00 20° dry 15 — 84.4%
09:00 22° dry 20 — 69.5%
10:00 24° dry 21 — 60.5%
11:00 25° dry 21 — 55.8%
12:00 26° dry 21 — 52.7%
13:00 26° dry 21 — 51.2%
14:00 27° dry 21 — 50.5%
15:00 26° dry 22 — 50.8%
16:00 26° dry 21 — 50.9%
17:00 25° dry 18 — 53.3%
18:00 23° dry 15 — 60.4%
19:00 22° dry 12 — 66%
20:00 22° dry 9 — 67.6%
21:00 21° dry 8 — 73.5%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Caution
Temp27°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 28°C) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 19° dry 5 — 73.8%
07:00 20° dry 4 — 73.5%
08:00 23° dry 5 — 61.6%
09:00 24° dry 6 — 58%
10:00 26° dry 10 — 55.1%
11:00 27° dry 14 — 53.8%
12:00 27° dry 16 — 52.6%
13:00 28° dry 15 — 52.3%
14:00 27° dry 14 — 53.6%
15:00 27° dry 14 — 56.3%
16:00 26° dry 12 — 59%
17:00 25° dry 10 — 62.7%
18:00 24° dry 8 — 70.5%
19:00 23° dry 3 — 78%
20:00 22° dry 3 — 80.2%
21:00 22° dry 3 — 80.9%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Caution
Temp29°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity43%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 29°C) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 19° dry 4 — 84.3%
12:00 29° dry 14 — 42.9%
18:00 24° dry 9 — 65.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp26°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 21° dry 16 — 91.7%
12:00 26° 0.2mm 26 — 60.2%
18:00 23° 0.5mm 19 — 84.5%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp26°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 20° dry 12 — 91.5%
12:00 26° 0.1mm 23 — 56%
18:00 23° dry 17 — 74.8%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp26°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 20° dry 14 — 96.2%
12:00 26° dry 22 — 58.8%
18:00 23° dry 13 — 73.4%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp26°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 19° dry 13 — 96.6%
12:00 26° dry 21 — 55.3%
18:00 23° dry 5 — 62.2%

About El Chorro / Caminito del Rey

Famous gorge with sectors on every aspect — Frontales (south-facing, fast-drying), Las Encantadas, Albercones, Poema de Roca, and the famously steep Makinodromo cave. Makinodromo and the deeper tufa caves can drip for 2–3 days after rain even when the rest of the gorge is dry. Frontales upper tier is the safest bet after wet weather.

Region
Andalucía
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
250m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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