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KALYMNOS — SIKATI · LIMESTONE

Kalymnos — Sikati Cave weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp20°C
Wind31 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity74.7%
Rain 48h11mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

28.3mm rain forecast
Windy — 31 km/h, gusts 46 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

Drying Time

5% dry · 12-25h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain28mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity80%
28.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 20° 0.6mm 31 — 74.7%
12:00 20° 1mm 28 — 78.2%
13:00 20° 2mm 31 — 77.4%
14:00 19° 2mm 30 — 83.3%
15:00 19° 4mm 28 — 81.1%
16:00 19° 4mm 28 — 82.8%
17:00 19° 2mm 32 — 85.4%
18:00 20° 2mm 36 — 82.3%
19:00 19° 1mm 36 — 86.1%
20:00 19° 0.9mm 33 — 87.8%
21:00 20° 2mm 35 — 86.1%
Mon Monday 2 November
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain33mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
33.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 20° dry 26 — 84.5%
07:00 20° 0.3mm 28 — 81.8%
08:00 20° 2mm 31 — 78%
09:00 20° 2mm 35 — 84.3%
10:00 19° 3mm 35 — 86.4%
11:00 19° 0.6mm 32 — 85.5%
12:00 20° 1mm 32 — 83.3%
13:00 20° 2mm 32 — 81%
14:00 20° 5mm 29 — 84.6%
15:00 20° 3mm 29 — 85.6%
16:00 19° 5mm 32 — 87.3%
17:00 19° 3mm 29 — 87.4%
18:00 19° 3mm 31 — 88.6%
19:00 19° 0.4mm 28 — 88.4%
20:00 19° 0.4mm 30 — 89.7%
21:00 19° dry 29 — 89.7%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain10mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
9.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 19° 2mm 31 — 85.7%
07:00 19° 0.9mm 36 — 87.6%
08:00 19° 0.6mm 34 — 88.3%
09:00 21° 0.5mm 35 — 79.8%
10:00 21° 0.5mm 31 — 73.9%
11:00 22° 0.2mm 30 — 66.4%
12:00 22° 0.1mm 26 — 71%
13:00 22° 0.3mm 26 — 72.7%
14:00 21° 0.3mm 24 — 74.3%
15:00 21° dry 23 — 74.6%
16:00 21° dry 23 — 73.9%
17:00 21° dry 24 — 71.8%
18:00 21° dry 25 — 67.8%
19:00 21° dry 26 — 69.7%
20:00 21° 0.1mm 23 — 72%
21:00 21° 0.4mm 26 — 73%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain2mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
1.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 20° 0.1mm 15 — 70.5%
14:00 20° dry 19 — 70%
20:00 20° 0.1mm 23 — 70.9%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 19° dry 26 — 76.1%
14:00 20° dry 33 — 69.1%
20:00 19° dry 40 — 71.7%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind39 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
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 16° dry 39 — 75.9%
14:00 17° dry 39 — 65.7%
20:00 17° dry 36 — 65.6%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind35 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
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 15° dry 34 — 67.7%
14:00 17° dry 35 — 59%
20:00 18° dry 32 — 57.5%
Sun Sunday 8 November
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity52%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 17° dry 29 — 56.4%
14:00 18° dry 20 — 51.8%
20:00 19° dry 14 — 56.4%

About Kalymnos — Sikati Cave

The most remote major cave on Kalymnos — a 30-minute uphill hike into the interior of the island reaches a huge north-facing amphitheatre studded with tufa blobs and stalactites. The overhanging cave is rain-proof and the aspect gives full-day shade, making Sikati one of the very few crags that stays climbable through both a July heat-wave and an autumn downpour. Best months all year for shade-tolerant climbers; the walk in is worth an early start in summer.

Region
Kalymnos — Sikati
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
220m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low