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SCOTLAND - CENTRAL & SOUTHERN — ABERDEEN · GRANITE · bird ban

Longhaven Cliffs weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind18 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity92.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for granite
High humidity (92.1%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 92.1% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind29 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity92%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 12° dry 18 — 92.1%
18:00 11° dry 14 — 94.1%
19:00 11° dry 11 — 94.7%
20:00 12° dry 14 — 83.2%
21:00 12° dry 16 — 77.9%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 30 — 80.6%
07:00 8° dry 28 — 83.6%
08:00 8° dry 27 — 86.9%
09:00 9° dry 27 — 85.8%
10:00 9° dry 28 — 82%
11:00 10° dry 30 — 78.9%
12:00 10° dry 32 — 73.1%
13:00 10° dry 31 — 69.8%
14:00 10° dry 30 — 65.4%
15:00 10° dry 30 — 67.1%
16:00 9° dry 29 — 69.4%
17:00 9° dry 29 — 69.9%
18:00 9° dry 29 — 71.4%
19:00 9° dry 29 — 70.9%
20:00 9° dry 28 — 71.1%
21:00 9° dry 28 — 72.4%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 19 — 83.7%
07:00 7° dry 22 — 85.5%
08:00 7° dry 25 — 88.4%
09:00 9° dry 23 — 88.3%
10:00 10° dry 27 — 86.3%
11:00 11° dry 27 — 83.8%
12:00 11° dry 27 — 80.4%
13:00 11° dry 27 — 80.1%
14:00 11° dry 27 — 82.2%
15:00 11° dry 25 — 85.5%
16:00 10° dry 23 — 87%
17:00 10° dry 23 — 88.2%
18:00 10° dry 23 — 90.1%
19:00 10° dry 23 — 92.2%
20:00 10° dry 25 — 89.7%
21:00 10° dry 22 — 90.9%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 14 — 95.5%
12:00 12° dry 8 — 85%
18:00 10° dry 3 — 94%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 4 — 99.2%
12:00 11° dry 5 — 88.9%
18:00 9° dry 4 — 93.9%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
No recent rainHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 5 — 95.1%
12:00 10° dry 9 — 89.5%
18:00 8° dry 6 — 89.4%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp9°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 7 — 76.6%
12:00 9° dry 10 — 88.8%
18:00 8° dry 7 — 86.6%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 3 — 90.5%
12:00 9° dry 7 — 84.4%
18:00 8° dry 6 — 83%
Bird ban (1 April to 31 July)
SWT wildlife reserve with large seabird colonies — most cliff sectors are closed during nesting. Check the reserve access notes before visiting in spring or early summer

About Longhaven Cliffs

Longhaven Cliffs is the primary Aberdeenshire pink-granite sea-cliff venue, running a two-and-a-half mile stretch of coast between Peterhead and Cruden Bay, with cliffs rising to sixty metres and studded with inlets, stacks, caves and arches. The rock is the north-east's famous pink granite — the same stone the fountains in Trafalgar Square are cut from — offering rough, weathered walls with excellent friction, positive edges and clean crack lines. Facing east into the North Sea, the cliffs dry rapidly in the Buchan wind and offer some of Scotland's longest single-pitch granite sea-cliff routes. The venue is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve and holds huge seabird populations, so a formal bird ban keeps most sectors off-limits from April through July. Approach is fifteen minutes across the reserve from the signed car park off the A975.

Region
Scotland - Central & Southern — Aberdeen
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
40m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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