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DEVON — DARTMOOR · GRANITE

Honeybag Tor climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind17.3 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity93.3%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity (93.3%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 93.3% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity62%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 17 0 93.3%
07:00 19° 0mm 18 0 88.2%
08:00 20° 0mm 17 0 83%
09:00 21° 0mm 16 0 77.1%
10:00 22° 0mm 16 0 73%
11:00 23° 0mm 15 0 68.1%
12:00 24° 0mm 16 0 63.4%
13:00 25° 0mm 16 0 57.8%
14:00 25° 0mm 17 0 54.5%
15:00 25° 0mm 17 0 55.8%
16:00 24° 0mm 17 0 58%
17:00 23° 0mm 19 0 64.8%
18:00 21° 0mm 19 0 72.9%
19:00 20° 0mm 20 0 79.3%
20:00 19° 0mm 20 0 84.7%
21:00 18° 0mm 19 0 89.5%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 20 0 86.6%
07:00 16° 0mm 18 0 81.5%
08:00 17° 0mm 18 0 74.6%
09:00 18° 0mm 18 0 66.7%
10:00 19° 0mm 17 0 60.8%
11:00 20° 0mm 16 0 55.7%
12:00 21° 0mm 16 0 52.6%
13:00 21° 0mm 17 0 51.3%
14:00 22° 0mm 19 0 49%
15:00 21° 0mm 20 0 49.2%
16:00 21° 0mm 21 0 53.2%
17:00 20° 0mm 22 0 57.5%
18:00 19° 0mm 22 0 60.4%
19:00 17° 0mm 21 0 66.9%
20:00 16° 0mm 18 0 74.2%
21:00 15° 0mm 17 0 76.2%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 9 0 85.7%
07:00 15° 0mm 10 0 77.7%
08:00 16° 0mm 8 0 69.8%
09:00 18° 0mm 6 0 61.5%
10:00 19° 0mm 5 0 58.4%
11:00 20° 0mm 3 0 56.3%
12:00 21° 0mm 6 0 55.2%
13:00 22° 0mm 8 0 53.8%
14:00 23° 0mm 10 0 51.8%
15:00 24° 0mm 16 0 48.8%
16:00 22° 0mm 20 0 49.2%
17:00 20° 0mm 18 0 51.2%
18:00 19° 0mm 19 0 55.7%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.03mm 10 0 90.5%
12:00 21° 0.07mm 14 0 73.5%
18:00 21° 0mm 17 0 71%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp22°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
0.4mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.03mm 13 0 92.7%
12:00 22° 0.17mm 18 0 72.3%
18:00 20° 0.17mm 17 0 88.1%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.07mm 4 0 98.4%
12:00 20° 0.03mm 11 0 68.1%
18:00 17° 0mm 17 0 67%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.3mm 14 0 87.9%
12:00 16° 0.45mm 21 0 73.2%
18:00 16° 0.02mm 20 0 68.8%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
0.6mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.28mm 23 0 91.8%
12:00 17° 0.23mm 26 0 75.3%
18:00 15° 0mm 21 0 72.9%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.25mm 7 0 92%
12:00 15° 0.67mm 7 0 81%
18:00 14° 0.18mm 4 0 97.3%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.02mm 13 0 98.5%
12:00 18° 0mm 17 0 62.2%
Honeybag Tor sits along the same granite ridge as Chinkwell Tor above Widecombe, offering quiet moorland bouldering amidst granite tors. The rock is crystalline granite with exceptional friction, sharp crimp edges, slopers, and clean horizontal break features. Facing all cardinal directions across scattered blocks, finding sun or shade is simple throughout the day. Bouldering is the main focus, providing problems across the full grade spectrum from easy scrambles to technical 7th grade roof challenges, led by Honeybag Wall. The approach requires a twenty-minute moorland hike from roadside parking near Bonehill. Open moorland breezes ensure rapid drying once rain stops.

About Honeybag Tor

Honeybag Tor sits along the same granite ridge as Chinkwell Tor above Widecombe, offering quiet moorland bouldering amidst granite tors. The rock is crystalline granite with exceptional friction, sharp crimp edges, slopers, and clean horizontal break features. Facing all cardinal directions across scattered blocks, finding sun or shade is simple throughout the day. Bouldering is the main focus, providing problems across the full grade spectrum from easy scrambles to technical 7th grade roof challenges, led by Honeybag Wall. The approach requires a twenty-minute moorland hike from roadside parking near Bonehill. Open moorland breezes ensure rapid drying once rain stops.

Region
Devon — Dartmoor
Rock type
granite
Altitude
430m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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