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KALYMNOS — MASOURI · LIMESTONE

Kalymnos — Grande Grotta weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind32 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity87.7%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

11.2mm rain forecast
Humidity 87.7% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Windy — 32 km/h, gusts 48 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

Drying Time

14% dry · 5-9h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain11mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity88%
11.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 — 0.6mm — — null%
19:00 18° 0.6mm 32 — 87.7%
20:00 18° 2mm 28 — 86%
21:00 17° 3mm 25 — 87.4%
Mon Monday 2 November
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain27mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
27.4mm rain forecastWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.2mm 22 — 86.7%
07:00 18° 1mm 25 — 82.5%
08:00 17° 3mm 29 — 85.9%
09:00 17° 4mm 33 — 87%
10:00 18° 0.7mm 34 — 85.3%
11:00 18° 0.4mm 39 — 85.6%
12:00 18° 0.4mm 37 — 86.8%
13:00 18° 1mm 37 — 86%
14:00 19° 3mm 37 — 84.2%
15:00 19° 2mm 32 — 85.6%
16:00 18° 2mm 34 — 87.1%
17:00 16° 5mm 35 — 89.7%
18:00 17° 2mm 28 — 88.5%
19:00 17° 0.9mm 33 — 89%
20:00 16° 0.1mm 30 — 91.4%
21:00 18° dry 29 — 88.8%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain20mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
19.5mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 5mm 33 — 90.6%
07:00 16° 3mm 22 — 91.6%
08:00 17° 0.6mm 37 — 90.5%
09:00 19° 0.2mm 31 — 86.5%
10:00 20° 0.3mm 27 — 73.7%
11:00 20° 0.4mm 31 — 67.3%
12:00 20° 0.2mm 26 — 73.1%
13:00 20° 0.3mm 26 — 71.1%
14:00 20° 0.1mm 27 — 74.5%
15:00 19° 0.2mm 26 — 75%
16:00 19° dry 24 — 76.4%
17:00 19° dry 24 — 76.2%
18:00 19° dry 21 — 74.1%
19:00 19° dry 22 — 71.2%
20:00 19° 0.5mm 23 — 69.1%
21:00 18° 2mm 23 — 73.6%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain4mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
3.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 19° dry 22 — 70.2%
07:00 18° dry 23 — 68.1%
08:00 18° 0.3mm 21 — 66.8%
14:00 18° dry 20 — 71.8%
20:00 17° dry 27 — 73.5%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind35 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
Should be dryWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 17° dry 31 — 77.1%
14:00 18° dry 35 — 68%
20:00 17° dry 36 — 71.2%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind36 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
Should be dryWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 14° dry 35 — 76.4%
14:00 16° dry 36 — 65.8%
20:00 15° dry 34 — 66.2%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Poor
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind46 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
Should be dryWind 46 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 14° dry 35 — 70.1%
14:00 15° dry 46 — 59.9%
20:00 14° dry 50 — 63.1%
Sun Sunday 8 November
Caution
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind39 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dryWindy — 39 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 12° dry 39 — 70.1%
14:00 13° dry 39 — 61.2%
20:00 14° dry 35 — 58.4%

About Kalymnos — Grande Grotta

The single most famous sport-climbing cave in Europe — a huge north-west-facing amphitheatre above Masouri (Armeos) at around 170m, festooned with tufas, stalactites and cauliflower flowstone. Fifteen-minute uphill approach from the Masouri road. The overhang is deep enough that Grande Grotta is effectively rain-proof: it stays climbable through weather that shuts everywhere else down. The NW aspect keeps the wall in shade until early afternoon, when the sun swings around and lights it up. Peak crowds 11:00–15:00 — start early or come after 15:30 for space. Best months: October to April; the cave is one of the few sectors that also holds up in July and August given the aspect and Meltemi breeze.

Region
Kalymnos — Masouri
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
northwest-facing
Altitude
170m
Exposure
high
Seepage
very-low

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